The sweet red fruits can now be harvested again from the strawberry fields in Saxony. The open field season has begun. After the crisis year of 2024 with extreme frost damage, fruit growers are expecting good yields this time. A harvest volume of 1,500 tons is expected. At the same time, however, there are also concerns in the industry - the area under strawberry cultivation in Saxony continues to decline.
"The weather has not brought us any significant capers this year," said Jörg Geithel, Chairman of the Fruit Growers' Association of Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt at the opening of the season at the Seelitz fruit estate in Central Saxony. The recent cool temperatures may have delayed the ripening of the strawberries somewhat, but this will not reduce the quality and quantity.
