Overview

• May’s unexpected frosts saw temperatures drop to –2.5 °C, freezing early blossoms and slashing berry yields
• Neumanns Erntegarten in Potsdam has postponed its pick-your-own season by at least three weeks due to frost damage
• Berliner Beerengarten shut its Oranienburg, Schönfließ, Hoppegarten and Gatow sites after fields failed to produce ripe fruit
• Multiple farms have set up hotlines and WhatsApp channels to give daily updates on field openings and crop availability
• Under pressure from rising costs and tighter regulations, growers are evaluating Agri-Photovoltaic systems to shield future harvests