Spara season 2025: Hoppenrade closes after average harvest!

Spara season 2025: Hoppenrade closes after average harvest!

In the coming days, the asparagus season in the Havelland is coming to an end. Armin Rathfelder, the managing director of the Spargelland Hoppenrade, announces that the last harvest and closing day of the company canteen with a beer garden will be June 22. The current season, which is already described as average, brought neither recorded nor large failures. There is a clear decline, especially since the acreage in Hoppenrade has now shrunk to three hectares after it was previously over ten times as large as [maz-online.de] (https://www.maz-online.de/lokales/havelland/wustermark/spargel-belanz-im-havelland-fiep end-dhqb5guy6jc5ldv3u6Bepcqj2u.html? mst_Prev_website = maz & mst_prev_page_id = hliwxUuxPwcrjqaaptdi3jcua & mst_Prev_link_type = Article) reported.

The decline in the acreage has a lot to do with the high staff expenditure that requires several seasonal workers. This year there were over 100 to make the harvest efficiently. In addition, the drought in May led to the growth of asparagus suffering. Rainfall came at Pentecost, which also presented the gastronomy with challenges. The demand for the popular seasonal vegetables has decreased significantly after Pentecost, since other types of vegetables are now pushing for the markets. This is also confirmed by Jürgen Jakobs, spokesman for the Beelitz asparagus farmers. The nationwide yield is expected to be around ten percent behind the previous year, which is partly due to the late start of the harvest.

The challenge of the asparagus -harvested

The asparagus harvest is an elaborate process that begins in spring when small earth walls are heaped up and the seeds are planted. The harvest time starts as soon as the earth layer shows cracks or the asparagus rods break through the surface of the earth. The so-called "asparagus stabbing" requires quick action so that discoloration and changes in taste are avoided. With special techniques, such as the three -finger handle, the sprouts are carefully exposed and then separated with the asparagus knife, whereby a deep attachment of about 25 cm is important. After the harvest, the asparagus must be quickly stored to prevent drying out and loss of quality, as magdochjeder.de describes in detail.

asparagus is a popular seasonal vegetable in Germany and plays an important role in agriculture. The harvest time ranges from the beginning of April to the end of June and may differ depending on the weather. For many, traditional preparation with potatoes, ham and hollandaise sauce is a real highlight. Germany is one of the world's leading asparagus producers and takes fourth place in the international ranking of the producers. Despite a high domestic production volume, Germany imports more asparagus than it exports - especially from countries such as Spain and Mexico, as the statistics on Statista.com.

With the upcoming end of the asparagus season, Hoppenrade is now paying great attention to the cleanup and cleaning of the acreage. The teams need about three to four days before the next agricultural challenges can be addressed. The domestic producers also have to deal with the increasing competition from abroad, which are important to master in the domestic markets.