The area of Thüringer Strauchbeeren has declined again **Translation:** Thüringer Strauchbeeren area declining once more **Translation:** The area of Thüringer Strauchbeeren has declined again.

As reported by the Thuringian State Office for Statistics, in the year 2025, 15 Thuringian agricultural operations harvested a total of 62 tons of bush berries on an area of approximately 38 hectares. Of these, 6 operations cultivated on 24 hectares of land according to the criteria of organic farming. The area planted with bush berries decreased by one fifth (-10 hectares or -20 percent) compared to the same period in the previous year 2024. The total harvest volume showed a decrease of more than one third (-48 tons or -44 percent) compared to the year 2024. Black elderberry was cultivated on 40 percent (15 hectares) of the total bush berry area in 2025, which was 10 hectares less than in the previous year. The area cultivated with aronia berries amounted to 9 hectares and remained unchanged compared to 2024. The productive cultivation area of red and white currants was expanded by 4 hectares to a total of 6 hectares. In total, black elderberry and aronia berries occupied almost ...