In 2025, Germany harvested about 45,700 tonnes of shrub berries on roughly 9,000 hectares of cultivation land. While the area fell by 2.0 % compared with the year before, the yield rose by 23.5 %, announced the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on Tuesday.
The milder weather of 2025, in contrast to the late‑frost and drought‑hit crop of 2024, is cited as the main reason for the sharp increase. Against the six‑year average, total shrub‑berry production in 2025 climbed 13.3 %. This exceeds the record yield of 45,600 tonnes set in 2021, the highest since the survey began in 2012.
Cultivated blueberries occupied 3,450 hectares-down 1.4 % from 2024-making them the largest shrub‑berry variety in the country. They covered about 38 % of the total shrub‑berry area and yield, producing 17,300 tonnes, a 14.4 % increase on the previous year.
Following blueberries, the biggest harvests were:
” Red and white currants: 9,300 tonnes (+37.3 % vs 2024)
” Raspberries: 6,200 tonnes (-11.1 %)
” Black currants: 5,900 tonnes (+107.4 %)
Shrub‑berry cultivation in greenhouses and other high‑visible protective covers expanded by 2.6 % to 590 hectares in 2025, yet the yield fell 2.8 % to just under 6,500 tonnes. This type of protected growth is mainly used for raspberries, which accounted for 77.4 % of the protected area that year. The nearly steady rise in protected raspberry acreage that had occurred since 2012 halted in 2025, with the figure holding at about 450 hectares, essentially unchanged from the prior year.
Nearly one‑third of the total shrub‑berry area-32.2 % or 2,900 hectares-was farmed under fully organic practices in 2025, according to Destatis. The organic farms produced about 6,000 tonnes, which is 13.0 % of the country’s total harvest. While the organic cultivation area slipped 2.6 % from the previous year, the yield jumped 43.5 % over the weak 2024 crop.
When compared to the six‑year average, the organic shrub‑berry yield rose 25.4 %. The only year that saw a higher organic harvest was 2021, with 7,100 tonnes. In the organic sector, aronia berries led the acreage at 870 hectares, followed by cultivated blueberries at 590 hectares and sea buckthorn at 480 hectares. The largest organic yield came from cultivated blueberries with about 1,800 tonnes (+15.6 % vs 2024), followed by aronia berries at roughly 1,500 tonnes (+194.8 %).