Record small fruit harvest in Switzerland

Due to the regularly difficult weather conditions in spring and summer, the small fruit harvest in Switzerland is no surprise. However, the hand fruit also suffers from a loss of quality, reports the Landwirtschaftliche Informationsdienst. The fruit harvest is different every year depending on the weather and is also very individual depending on the type of fruit. On the basis of harvest estimates, an attempt is always made to estimate the quantities to be counted on. The cold spring with numerous nights of frost, the rainy summer and the storm with hail damage have led to a sobering balance in the summer fruit season, the 'Schweizer Obstverband' (SOV) announced at the beginning of October. While the cherry harvest with approximately 1,500 tons and thus 72 percent of the five-year average was still significant, a different picture became clear for plums and apricots. According to the SOV, the plum harvest at 1,300 tons was only 40 percent of the five-year average and the apricot ...