Farming and related activities. - Cherry harvesters experience considerable losses during the picking season.
Fruit growers in Thuringia, Germany, are bracing themselves for a dismal cherry season. Pinpointing the cause of their impending low yield, Joachim Lissner, executive director of the Horticultural Association, spoke to the German Press Agency stating, "This year's cherry harvest is expected to be negligible." The culprit behind the devastating outcome is frost damage that significantly reduced both stone and pit fruit production. As a result, cherry farmers can only reap a meager 10 to 15 percent of the usual harvest.
Picking season for cherries in Thuringia commences in June and extends until the end of July. In the last year, the State Statistics Office reported 1638 tons of sweet cherries and 1546 tons of sour cherries collected. The cherry yield had already been below average the year before.
Major cherry cultivation sites are the Fahner Heights, northwest of Erfurt, and the Kindelbrück region (part of Sömmerda). Sweet cherries spread across approximately 280 hectares and sour cherries are grown on around 160 hectares in the state.
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Despite the challenges in agriculture due to frost damage, Thuringia remains a significant player in horticulture, with cherry farming being a key industry. The German Press Agency reported Joachim Lissner's concerns about a failure to meet usual harvest yields, attributing it to the damage caused by this year's frosts. The frost damage significantly reduced both stone and pit fruit production, leading to a projected yield of only 10 to 15 percent, causing substantial losses in the agriculture sector of Thuringia, specifically in cherry horticulture.
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