Raumer harvest in Brandenburg threatened: alarm frost and decline!

Raumer harvest in Brandenburg threatened: alarm frost and decline!

Brandenburg, Deutschland - The strawberry harvest in Brandenburg starts this year under unfavorable signs. As rbb24 has reported considerable damage in May 2025, in particular Potsdam. The temperatures dropped to up to minus 2.5 degrees on the night of May 6th, which caused many flowers of the strawberry plants to froze. This has strongly depressed expectations for this year's strawberry harvest.

Overall, the cultivation of strawberries continues to decrease in Brandenburg. According to the Berlin-Brandenburg horticultural association, there are currently only around 150 hectares of managed area in the field, while there were still over 530 hectares in 2017. The extension under protective films and greenhouses also decreases. The managing director of the Pomona Gartenbau operation in Ahrensfelde/Elisenau, Reiner Matthes, reports on great harvest losses and plans to use Agri-Photovoltaic systems in order to be better prepared against climatic risks in the future.

late frost and economic pressure

The strawberry season in Brandenburg is also burdened by economic pressure. Around 60 gardening companies face challenges due to rising costs for equipment, energy and wages as well as legal requirements in crop protection. Even during the season, some courtyards, such as the Berlin berry garden, have to close their gardens in Oranienburg, Schönfließ, Hoppegarten and Gatow due to the lack of mature fruits.

The crop losses are serious compared to the previous year. In 2024, only 760 tons of outdoor earth berries were harvested from around 156 hectares-a decline of 240 tons compared to the previous year. Only in 1997 and 1994 the harvest was lower, such as n-tv . The horticultural association advertises for the purchase of domestic strawberries to support the domestic producers.

outlook on the strawberry season

Despite the bumpy start of the self -plums in Brandenburg, there are some companies that provide daily information on opening times and harvest conditions via hotlines and websites. The Neumann's harvesting garden plans to offer its self -plumbling in three weeks at the earliest. The desire for a successful season remains, but the uncertainty due to unpredictable weather conditions and economic framework conditions is great. Consumers are asked to buy the domestic strawberries and thus support the regional producers, so summarize rbb24 .