What are the consequences of frost for raspberries and blueberries in Poland, Serbia and Ukraine?

Published Apr 25, 2024

Tridge summary

EastFruit analysts have evaluated the impact of recent frost on berry crops in Europe, focusing on Poland, Ukraine, and Serbia. The analysis reveals that while there was potential damage to raspberry and blueberry plantations due to low nighttime temperatures and frost, the extent of damage was minimal, especially with the use of frost protection systems. Blueberries were less affected as their flower structure offers natural frost protection. The timing of plant development in different countries also played a role, with some regions escaping significant damage to raspberries. However, wet snow in Serbia caused damage to raspberry shoots, and severe air temperatures there could exacerbate the situation, potentially leading to reduced plantations and higher prices on the European frozen raspberry market.
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Original content

EastFruit analysts, responding to a request from our readers, studied the situation with the consequences of frost for berry crops. Let us recall that at the end of the previous week, many European countries reported a decrease in nighttime air temperatures below zero degrees Celsius. Therefore, especially against the backdrop of the excitement in the raspberry market, many were interested in the question of whether the plantations had suffered. In Poland, information is being actively disseminated about the enormous damage that frosts allegedly caused to raspberry and blueberry plantations. At the same time, photographs in such publications predominantly confirm the complete absence of damage, because they often show plantations with a well-functioning frost protection system using overhead irrigation. Yes, there is ice on the plants, but this ice precisely protects the flower from frost damage, because the temperature inside it remains above zero. The second point that I would ...
Source: Eastfruit

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