More than 20 percent of German fruit acreage is organic

Published 2023년 2월 27일

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Germany has a significant cultivated area for fruits, covering 58,542 hectares or 22.1% of the total fruit production. The organic share varies by fruit type, with apples at 24%, plums at 7.7%, and cherries at 6.5%. The ariona berry has the highest organic cultivation at 100%. Other small fruits, such as blue, red, and white currants, hover around 10% in organic cultivation. The organic share for black currants is notably higher at 25.6%.

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The cultivated area is equal to 22.1 percent of the total fruit in Germany. It covers 58,542 hectares. This area is considerably higher than in the Netherlands, where Statistics Netherlands set the organic area at 3.9 percent in 2022. In Germany, the organic share for apples is 24 percent. With plums at 7.7 percent and cherries at 6.5 percent, the organic share is still on the low side. It is also striking that in the small fruit segment the ariona berry is grown almost entirely ...

Source: Nieuwe Oogst