German top fruit harvest shows clear drop in cherries, slight drop in pears

Published Sep 23, 2021

Tridge summary

Germany's top fruit companies are facing a significant decrease in cherry harvest due to late frosts, heavy rainfall, and severe weather conditions. The total cherry harvest was 27,300 tons, a 16.4% decrease compared to the ten-year average, and a 23.2% decrease from the previous year. The pear harvest is also expected to be slightly below average, with an estimated 38,700 tons, which is 1.4% smaller than last year and 2.1% smaller than the ten-year average. Baden-Württemberg is the largest state for cherry cultivation in Germany, and the definitive estimate of the pear harvest will occur in November.

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Original content

German top fruit companies in many places have given up hope of at least an average cherry harvest due to late frosts, heavy rainfall and severe weather. The German Statistical Office (Destatis) announces after final estimates on the reference date 20 August 2021 that a total of 38,400 tons of cherries were harvested in 2021. This means a decrease in the cherry harvest of 23.2% compared to the previous year (50,000 tons) and by 19.9% compared to the ten-year average for the years 2011 to 2020 (47,900 tons). First provisional estimates on reference date 10 June 2021 assumed a clearly more moderate harvest decline of 4.4% compared to the ten-year average. Significantly smaller cherry harvest only became visible late in the yearAccording to the definitive estimate on 20 August 2021, the cherry harvest in 2021 was a total of 27,300 tons, which is clearly below the value of the preliminary estimate of 10 June 2021. Compared to the ten-year average of 32,700 tons, this means a decrease ...

Source: AGF