Germany’s cherry sector is expecting its smallest cherry crop in 10 years, following low temperatures and heavy rains in the country.
The country’s cherry producers are forecasting a harvest totalling 47,000 tonnes, of which 30,000 tonnes are expected to be sweet cherries and 17,000 tonnes are likely to be sour varieties.
In comparison with 2007, this accounted for a 17 per cent and 39 per cent fall respectively, according to Agronoticias. Overall, the figures amount to the lowest German cherry yield in 10 years.
The heavy rains, low temperatures and, in some cases, frosts, that growers experienced during the important flowering stage of the cherry crop’s development were responsible for the drop in expectations for the season, said reports.
Cherries are cultivated over some 5,400ha in Germany, although 39 per cent of production is concentrated in the Baden-Württemberg region.
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