Starting strawberry season in Saxony: pick yourself for 4.30 euros/kg!

Starting strawberry season in Saxony: pick yourself for 4.30 euros/kg!

Benndorf, Deutschland - The strawberry season in Saxony was officially opened on May 27 by the Saxon flower queen Alida I. After a difficult year 2024, which was characterized by frost damage, the fruit growers expect a good harvest for 2025. The fruit growing association Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt assumes a harvest of around 1,500 tons, although the acreage for strawberries has dropped significantly. If it was 208 hectares in 2024, the area is only 175 hectares this year. These figures illustrate a long -term decline in strawberry cultivation that has been observed since 2006.

The causes of this development are varied: increasing wage and operating costs, challenges in the approval of pesticides and the price pressure by foreign producers mean that the Saxon farmers are increasingly restricted in their competitiveness. In addition, only about 30% of strawberries are sold via supermarkets, while about 70% go into direct marketing and self -pickers. This season the prices are stable, with an average price of around 5 euros for 500 grams of strawberries, which is comparable to the previous year's level.

diverse strawberry offers in the region

The strawberry fields in Saxony offer a wide range of varieties. Tobias card from Frohburg in Benndorf has 14 different strawberry varieties, including the new Séraphine and Marieka variations. The price for its strawberries is 5.90 euros per kilogram; Card payment is not accepted. The opening times of the strawberry field are daily from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Another highlight is the strawberry field of Ingolf Tautz, which is open to self -pickers in Leipzig and in the surrounding cities of Lausen, Rückmarsdorf, Schkeuditz and Delitzsch. Tautz also expects good harvest yields and offers varying opening times that are designed at the stand.

challenges and adjustments

The Funck couple from Hirschfeld report frost failures that could affect this year's harvest. Nevertheless, the varieties Twist and Sonata are well developed on the strawberry field in Holzhausen. There, the strawberries can be purchased at a price of 4.30 euros per kilogram, with discounts from larger quantities: 4.20 euros at 5 kilograms and 4 euros from 10 kilograms. The opening times are Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6.30 p.m., as well as on Sunday and public holidays from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Overall, the Saxon strawberry makers face the challenge of a changing market, where climatic conditions also play a role. Saxony is disadvantaged compared to other regions, since strawberries from other federal states are often ripe earlier and thus cause a loss of market share. These developments could continue to put pressure on domestic production in the long run, as the industry representatives show.

For the lovers of strawberries, however, there is hope for a successful season in which they can harvest the ripe fruits themselves. The tradition of self -picking is gaining in importance and could help to cushion the decline in the extension. You can find more information about the current situation and strawberry cultivation in Saxony or the crop expectations on the pages of lvz.de href = "https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/erdbeeren-erdbereisison-in-sachsen-eroeffnet-stabet-da.urn-newsml-dpa-com-2001-250527-596849"> sueddeutsche.de and agriculture.sachsen.de .