Losses of berries in some Russian farms are up to 90%

Published 2024년 6월 27일

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Russian farms are experiencing significant losses in harvest due to spring frosts, with some experiencing up to a 90% decrease. This has led to a surge in prices for berries such as raspberries, cherries, and strawberries, which are 15-16% higher than the same period last year. The price increase is also attributed to drought in southern regions and an increase in minimum temperatures, affecting strawberry yield. Despite forecasts denying a shortage of berries, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Dmytro Patrushev, assures that a sharp increase in fruit and berry prices is not expected, suggesting that imports will likely influence the market correction.

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Unfavorable weather conditions, including spring frosts, led to a significant decrease in the harvest, in some Russian farms losses reach 90%. This is reported by FreshPlaza. According to Yaroslav Abramov, Grodan's customer service manager, the rise in prices for berries in Russia, particularly raspberries, cherries and strawberries, is due to weather conditions. Currently, the market prices for raspberries are 783 rubles/kg (371.58 UAH/kg), cherries – 486 rubles/kg (230.63 UAH/kg), strawberries – 551 rubles/kg (261.48 UAH/kg), which is 15-16% higher compared to the same period last year. Abramov emphasized that in addition to damage from frosts, the situation was worsened by drought in the southern regions, when the amount of precipitation fell to 60-80% of the norm and the increase in minimum temperatures by 2-4 degrees affected the yield of strawberries. Despite the forecasts at the beginning of June, which denied the shortage of berries and explained the increase ...

Source: Agrotimes