Nutrition: Strawberry harvest begins-the 500 gram shell prices that a lot | EUROtoday

The strawberry season started on the first berry yards in Baden-Württemberg. “It starts very slowly in the early areas,” says Simon Schumacher from the Association of Southern German asparagus and strawberry farmers (VSE). «The very first fruits are most likely now actually going to Easter ripe.” The most vital questions:

What does the bowl of strawberries price?

At the beginning of the season, Schumacher expects a worth for the 500-gram shell like final yr: 4 to 5 euros. But: “You never know if a big hail comes across the board or a really strong frost, then of course the quantities go back very much.” That would even have a damaging impression on the worth. “The cold nights have already left their mark,” says Schumacher. “Some flowers are frozen.” Claudio Gläßer, market analyst on the Agrarmarkt Information Society, additionally assumes comparable costs equivalent to 2024.

The sale of strawberries formally began this week on the Beerenhof Ell in Oberkirch (Ortenaukreis). According to the fruit architect Dominic Ell, the five hundred gram shell is offered for 5 euros. The courtyard is rising strawberries on a complete of 13 hectares.

What does the affiliation anticipate for the season?

According to VSSE, there’ll solely be bigger quantities of strawberries after Easter or in May. “We see that the plants got through the winter very well, although it was relatively frosty.” However, the strawberry additionally wants chilly over a sure time frame in order that they drive out good buds. “The plants are very nice, they are beautiful, large flowers, which also suggests that there are beautiful, big fruits,” says Schumacher, trying on the anticipated high quality of the strawberries. “We are actually pretty optimistic.”

What ought to shoppers take note of when shopping for a strawberry?

Consumers should purchase regional strawberries and eat them as rapidly as potential after shopping for, advises Schumacher. Basically, the next applies: softer varieties are normally a bit extra fragrant. “As you understand it from the open-air earth berry, when it melts slightly in your mouth and the place you do not chew on it like on a carrot, then the strawberry aroma actually will get by means of.»

How have the portions developed lately?

Both the variety of farms and the dimensions of the acreage has decreased lately. In 2021 there have been nonetheless 502 corporations within the southwest, final yr it was 357 – a minus of round 25 %. The acreage went again from 3,047 hectares to 2,381 in the identical time – round 22 % much less. The predominant proportion is out of doors cultivation, the smaller proportion of protected cultivation underneath movie tunnels and in greenhouses.

Why are there fewer and fewer corporations that develop strawberries?

As the explanation for the decline in corporations, Schumacher provides the rising wage prices because of the minimal lighter will increase. The harvest subsequently requires quite a lot of workers. The affiliation sees the minimal wage deliberate by the CDU and SPD from presently 12.82 euros to fifteen euros per hour as an unlimited burden for the businesses. “It’s just a sword of Damocles,” says Schumacher. Around 50 % of the working prices are presently wage prices.

What does the knowledgeable advise the perfect strawberry enjoyment?

It is greatest to not cool or a minimum of eat warmed up and wash it simply earlier than, says Schumacher. “Then there is a nice, very simple idea, as dessert, also for children’s birthdays.” Take a chocolate, reduce your head and take out a spoon width within the center. Small strawberries or strawberry muscle come into these hollows. “Then you can spoon it up wonderfully,” says Schumacher. “And if you are keen to experiment, you will briefly put it into the microwave that the chocolate is so melted.”

What are the tendencies in strawberry cultivation?

A particular function is the breeding of white strawberries. “We don’t know exactly yet, is it more of a gag or really a new entry?” Says Schumacher. The white strawberries wouldn’t differ from common strawberries in style – solely in coloration.

When the season is operating till when?

Basically, the season begins in mid -April and on the finish of October. In addition to the early and late flowering varieties, the all the time flowering varieties are coming, says Schumacher. “It’s a very clear trend that is now starting.” There are increasingly more farmers who don’t produce strawberries within the floor, however on the place – chest -high channels from which they are often simply harvested. These would additionally bear fruit till autumn. The principal season is mainly from May to the start of July.

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