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Apple Glut Strains Pressing Capacity as Mosteries Face Booking Rush

Early data point to a strong apple year, though local groups in Weilheim expect smaller yields after a dry spring.

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Overview

  • Presses in Berlin and Brandenburg report overflowing demand, with appointment slots filling fast as operators handle three to five tonnes daily and some mobile units able to press up to eight tonnes.
  • Private customers are arriving with loads of around 350 kilograms; the Mobile Mosterei Berlin sets a 100‑kilogram minimum and can produce roughly 5,600 liters from eight tonnes.
  • Germany’s Federal Statistical Office expects an above‑average apple harvest based on a July estimate after a mild bloom period with limited frost and hail.
  • In Weilheim, the community press yielded 3,100 liters from 4,900 kilograms on its first weekend, but organizers there anticipate fewer apples overall due to dryness and biennial bearing.
  • Brandenburg’s 2025 apple season will be opened on Monday by Agriculture Minister Hanka Mittelstädt at BB Brandenburger Obst in Altlandsberg, according to the regional growers’ association.