Saxony's fruit growers are expecting a good apple harvest this year. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the harvest is estimated at just under 47,000 tons - significantly more than last year, when late frosts only allowed around 5,460 tons to be harvested.
"When Saxony's fruit growers start picking apples these days, they are harvesting the work of an entire year, which involves the passion of many people and also a piece of home," said Minister of Agriculture Georg-Ludwig von Breitenbuch. Together with the fruit growers' association, the CDU politician opened the season in Dohna in the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. Unlike last year, the growing conditions were more favorable. "The blossom was already promising, and fruit growers can look forward to high yields and a successful 2025 season."
