date:Feb 27, 2014
by blackberries (6,800 tonnes), red and white currants (5,800 tonnes) and raspberries (4,300 tonnes).
According to figures from the agricultural office of statistics, 2013 saw 48 farms cultivate small fruit over an area of 256 hectares, in Germany's Rhineland region, producing 1,000 tonnes of small fruit. Almost half the harvest consisted of elderberries but currants and raspberries were also widely cultivated.