Thuringia awaits fantastic cherry harvest in 2025: sweet and sour cherry ripe!

Thuringia awaits fantastic cherry harvest in 2025: sweet and sour cherry ripe!

Thüringen, Deutschland - In Thuringia, hopes for a profitable cherry harvest bloom. After a year that was shaped by late frosts, the mood in the orchards is much better this year. According to the Thuringian State Office for Statistics, both the sweet and sour cherries are counted with an above-average harvest. gabot reports that the desired cultivation areas in Thuringia are now growing beyond the regional expectations.

In the large fruit growing areas, such as the Fahner heights north of Erfurt, the plantations near Jena and Mühlhausen as well as in the Altenburger Land, the cherry trees bear a particularly large number of fruits this year. A hectare yield of 5.9 tons in sweet cherries can therefore be expected. This corresponds to an increase of 14 percent compared to the long -term funds from 2019 to 2024.

forecasts and harvest expectations

The numbers are promising: a total of around 1,700 tons of sweet cherries in Thuringia are expected, which are cultivated on an area of ​​281 hectares. At the same time, the forecasts for the sour cherries show a similar picture. A hectare yield of 10.4 tons is expected here, which is astonishing 24 percent above the long -term average. The cultivation area for sour cherries extends over 160 hectares, as well as the href = "https://www.kurier.de/inhalt.thueringer-obst-guten-fuer-die-in-thueringen.93cd94b8-7835-b5eb-cf2297ff5389.html" confirm

Hope for a magnificent harvest is tangible. Many fruit growers are optimistic that they can compensate for the losses of the previous year. With so many fruit -bearing trees, it can only be desired that the weather can be played and the harvest can be retracted in good time.

A look into the future

If everything goes well, 2025 could be a record year for the Thuringian cherry harvest. The positive development is not only accepted by the farmers, but also by consumers: enthusiastically on the inside. Cherries are very popular and, due to their versatility, are not only in the fresh state, but also in the form of jams, juices and desserts.

With these prospects, we look forward to a summer that is sweetened by the fruity Thuringian cherries. In this sense: on the harvest!