Overview

• The BOGK reports raw material prices for industrial fruit have reached unprecedented levels after a second consecutive year of extreme weather–driven harvest failures across Europe.
• German jam and preserves manufacturers source roughly 80% of their raw fruit from specialized orchards in partner countries despite a well-supplied domestic fresh market.
• Statistisches Bundesamt data show consumer prices for fruit preserves climbed 46% since 2020 and that marmalades, jams and jellies cost over 32% more.
• Producers intend to pass higher procurement costs onto retail prices, with premium and organic fruit products particularly at risk of steeper increases.
• Shortages are forecast for cherries and blackcurrants, raising the prospect of empty shelves for processed fruit products in coming months.