Cherry harvest 2025: improvements, but still behind the expectations!
Cherry harvest 2025: improvements, but still behind the expectations!
The cherry harvest in Brandenburg in 2025 is better than in the disaster 2024, but remains behind the expectations. As reports t-online.de, an overall yield of 541 tons is expected, which is 377 tons more than in the previous year. Nevertheless, this value is significantly below the six -year average of 825 tons.
The district of Potsdam-Mittelmark is particularly affected by the crop failures, where many fruit growing companies are based. While a significant increase of two and a half times more is forecast for the sour cherries with 341 tons compared to the previous year, the sweet cherries look rather mau. Here is expected with around 199 tons, which is eight times more than in the previous year, but is still below the average income.
The dark side of the frost
A serious factor that also reduced the cherry harvest in 2025 are frost damage that was caused by night temperatures up to minus five degrees on May 6th. The situation was also dramatic in the previous season: Brandenburg expects the slightest yield since 1992. At that time, the estimates were only 110 tons, which accelerated the lowest result for years. Over two thirds of the companies reported a complete loss of harvest, with frost period between April 21 and 25 had devastating effects statistics-berlin-brandenburg.de.
The statistics of rbb24.de illustrate the extent of the damage. In a fruit growing test station there was even 90% failure of the cherry harvest and almost complete losses in apples and pears. Jürgen Jacobs from the Horticultural Association judges the location dramatically, especially in southern Brandenburg, where the failures, especially for apples, pears and cherries, reach almost 100%.
The future of fruit growers
In view of the repeated frost damage, many fruit growers have to find creative solutions so as not to get into financial difficulties. Sylvio Lienert, a fruit builder from Wustermark, reports 99% crop loss and cannot avoid making preparations for the next season. The damage for 2024 is estimated at 10 to 14 million euros, which has already triggered the first discussions between political decision -makers and farmers. Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke and Minister of Agriculture Axel Vogel are optimistic about an auxiliary program, similar to that of 2019, which could soon come into force rbb24.de.Overall, the cherry harvest in Brandenburg remains a complicated topic. The numbers show that, although the harvest is better than in the catastrophic previous year, it will continue to be behind the yields of the past. Fruit farmers and harvesters are eagerly watching the further course and hope for more stable temperatures to avoid future loss of yield. There is something for the future of fruit growing in the region!
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