European Fruit processors say the absence of spring will affect 2024’s harvests for summer.

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In the wake of yet another untypical spring, with excessive rain but not enough sunlight In the European sector of processing fruits has significant concerns over its supply of raw materials. The climate change that is threatening the industry is real and the impact of it is expected to be making “normal seasons” not the norm.

A variety of fruit crops have been particularly affected by adverse weather conditions that occur that prevail during the cool and wet spring. Apples in certain areas, but particularly Rhubarb, sour cherry the plums, black currants and red currants have been particularly affected. Alongside the volume issues with certain crops as well as problems with the quality of the fruit, like the insufficient dimension of the fruit which can lead to higher costs to process and significantly lower yields.

The loss of spring blossoms results in less fruits on the trees. In other crops that are important, like peaches, unless severe summer storms occur it is normal to be to be expected.

While final numbers require confirmation there are concerns about availability and quality concerning certain fruit that are processed are evident. In addition, in the context of continuing high production costs both at the level of the grower as well as factory levels, rates do not accurately represent the true importance of spreads, jams and jams canning fruit, and compotes Profel states in its report.

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