for now, when we say they're about never giving up every weekend on dw the berries, they're super healthy and trendy, enjoyed sweet or savory. the victim and rich fruits can be found in supermarkets year round. often though they've traveled a long way to get there, to the dismay of local growers, he thought so jim and mary production account compete. if it john comes down to probably 5 5th. what's the real cost of our craving for batteries? the needs of water is very high, we really have a lots are a problem. can we still eat berries with a clear conscience?

the, the average german eats around 5 kilograms of berries a year, blueberries, and raspberries are especially popular. and are what you'll find in the supermarkets, fresh approaches section. most often they come primarily from portugal, romania, or ukraine, even in the summer, during germany's own very growing season. the few local offerings are more expensive than the imported berries. why is that the we went to barry gore, eric apple in time to search for answers in summer. the main harvest season. his

family business long, specialized in green, asparagus, and strawberries. to extend the season, apple added a new battery to the lineup. to see me on my, on that side, if i yeah, we have been growing raspberries for 3 years old. my 1st year plans a small area to see if you can manage, understand if there's a market when you and if everything works on women is as you get confident in managing the crop you expand? that's exactly how we did it. to the apple as cultivating some 20000 desperate plans spread across to heck chairs. the soft berries are delicate, so green them as old as tricky. do it for being precise. technically the respirator isn't a battery at all. but technically speaking, a barry is a type of fruit that in cases multiple seats and it's flesh examples include blueberries, elderberries, parents, and gooseberries. by that definition, bananas, cucumbers, bell peppers,

a clients to match who's also fall within the very family grasp or even blackberry's on the other hand, or what's known. but technically as packet drips, yet they're still counted as berries. the same goes for strawberries, they're aggregate accessory for its raspberries aren't easy to group. as eric apple well news, a constant supply of water and nutrients is crucial. too much. water hinders root goose too little. it leaves the very small and dry the handle of a sudden, but the main challenge with raspberry or barry cultivation in general is irrigation . won't you need to deliver the exact amount of water the plant needs at the right time. you can't just follow a set schedule for 3 weeks. i assume you need to reevaluate daily. and then every morning i can always get them getting along. eric,

i cool get support from barry consultant, touch screen. he took a look at who's been an advisor to the farm for over 15 years, all along so much. so we head out back and i noticed something we should look out on. charles was today's focus is pest control. eric apple discovered methods in the morning. these tiny pests leave a sticky residue on leave and berries. yeah, look here, here's another one that's all fine. yeah. that's, that's just like a raw spray sides from the pale coloring is in to you of them or do you find sufficient to kind of, if you only find a few, then was a big problem. but you have to monitor things. if the numbers start to grow, that's the other. in this field, we use helpful insects like parasitic wives of natural predators against the effects has as control is an ongoing effort. releasing credit to re mites is another way to fight the parasites. respirators thrive and consistent. warm grass cover helps keep summer temperatures below 30 degrees celsius. the plastic tunnels

provide additional protection. the ongoing for the nation has increased significantly and recession is with a major advantage of being protection against the weather. and this, it means were shielded from heavy rainbow hailstones, as well as the sun taking with a hot ross. but he's a highly susceptible to some of the folks for the owner. so you can be able to see as long, blonde and finish the despite all these protective measures, new harvest is guaranteed. aristotle, what newest, the season was a success until autumn these days german gore's harvest raspberries from lakes mason. mid october. the french has lost much of a seasonal identity because because we've been tracking developments in the very market for many years, hobbin endorsement in germany, the season is short and the availability of fresh produce is limited cards devolving,

especially blueberries and raspberries have become year round product of the of doc to item dunphy honest, supermarkets offer them all year round, the leases and consumers demand of them all your round theories on its own trouble . all his card and all comes, he always knows the as a result, the berries travel ever greater distance is to get to german supermarkets. in winter, they arrive mainly from peru. besides, the american country exports around 300000 tons of blueberries a year because you look nearly a nutritionist from the vienna environmental advisory board has long been studying the ecological impacts of very cultivation. and within this pattern verse, the blueberries are being grown in the middle of the stone deserts, and they would naturally grow there and couldn't survive without being planted in plastic bags filled with soil and then regularly fertilized water. and if necessary, treated with pesticides, just going to go with the stitching behind the system. achieves record yields

harvesting takes place almost a year round, prove is know the world's largest producer of blueberries businesses theme, how this system uses up a tremendous amount of water. the leading to rivers being diverted once, so that dries out, other areas is causing shortages and potentially sparking conflicts over water. the same could happen in portugal for annual blueberry exports 228-5000 tons generating some 260000000 euros and revenue. they are 2 intensive farming has had ecological consequences in the alden taser region. a reservoir provides welfare for both plantations and residents, but water levels are steadily dropping. in recent years, the region has also faced prolonged troops.

l. d, i get a true mirror of boredom. yours is worried. he says there would be sufficient water for the citizens written not for the enormous demands of agriculture. we really have a water problem. the less because we didn't have enough water in the center. cleansed them because we had it. but the, the needs of water is very high, so that's why we have now a big problem because we need that a lot of water for agriculture. we asked separately regional drawers, how they're handling the issue. only local fruits gave us permission to film managing director lorenzo to put home estimates the company's annual walter demand that's 3000000 liters per hector boulevard production is in pots producing the necessity of water drastically. additionally, we have a lot of different methods to uh,

to gather the water from the drainage is from the reins from the condensation in the plastics. that saves almost 30 percent of our necessities. so, mean we're doing our parts as local fluids. it's a challenge as it is throughout the whole world, water, more and more, it's becoming the new goals. google fruits cultivates blueberries on 75 heck tiers of land focusing on hardy, high yield variety, peak harvest season, the rise in summer. we follow triple home surveys. the company's feels between this must be of a and other virus these next week. yep. but then you're going to start the pruning . we're going to start moving the plan. so the people that were hard to think will never okay. look at this, this. we will have 2 people per plane, $22.00 and a half. blueberries contain high levels, approve it to me in a,

in the body this converts into bits of an a which is essential for our site. they also contain large amounts of folic acid and iron. substance is crucial for the formation of blood cells and cell membranes there. hi, it's been content helps prevent sell damage. the fruits blue color comes from m. so scion and also believe to contribute to sell protection the blue batteries must be carefully picked by hand, an arduous task. so there is a lot of selected on the plan. you cannot just grab a, it's very high quality fruit, so it's very demanding and labor and then it's time consuming. so for example, us doing the peak of harvest, which is the month of may or need a worker are $600.00 workers per day. the batteries are harvested a few days before the fully ripened. this makes them more robust for transport.

this particular variety has been bred specifically with that in mind. it's a different story for german batteries which don't have to travel long distances with those. the priority is tast eric apples farm, but there is also have to be picked from the plants by hand during harvest season, that work is done by around 60 seasonal workers, most of them from romania, they earn at least 12 years per hour, plus bonuses. what is the cost for our biggest cost as labor of wages and planting costs are recurring annual expenses as well. it's not just the harvest on their mobile cell. you also need to care for the plants doing specific task phones. these plants need constant attention, that, of course, costs a lot and raspberries are good for you. they're rich and be the timmins which trends in the nervous system and play a vital role in metabolism. they also contain significant amounts of calcium and magnesium. calcium is important for strong bones and teeth, or magnesium plays

a key role in muscle function. the a good harvest means everything to eric hoppel. his goal is to kilograms per plant . achieving this requires almost a year of work. the young plants are placed in tunnels in february where they're nurtured walford unfertilized, the 1st significant returns come in june. we get expensive for you invest a great deal upfront, hoping for a harvest later others. this maximizes our risk. lexi mom, if for example, the late for us destroys the harvest and see how we've encouraged all the costs of gains and nothing about the retailers. the risk is pretty low. obviously they'll just move on to the next producer. that's all you gotta produce was can only handle that with their own resources assignment and all funding. you can maybe manage it for a year. and i just, i know even that's difficult. i'm sure you'll give it happens twice. you're finished on the germans. each more than one kilogram of raspberries per year and

the amount is on the rise. that's the good news for local producers, isn't it? as you start facing sort of spend a fucking and a hyper and good looking back 10 or 15 years german production accounted for a significantly larger share of market supply. behind would be under a blueberries, it was even more than half sort of the door. it's not that german production has shrunk, or rather the market has grown dramatically. it's expanded massively driven by imports to boxing. when that is, if i don't even think of it, the import mazda bucks in germany over 80 percent of the blueberry market supplied by importers of fact, driven by demand for year round availability. and the lower prices that we thought was, i wonder if he did solution because there are differences between the survey responses and actual behavior. and if the proposal of car is going to provide fuel consumers, or actually they're willing to pay more for local or german produce. that's what

the answer is. overwhelmingly, yes, i would have thought that if you look at what ends up in their shopping carts, john, it's often the cheaper product is good to go to him following this case, the imports of although back to portugal, why is important prod you so much cheaper than german produce and what consequences does are growing appetite for berries have the in the past 10 years, blueberry production in portugal has increased nearly 25 fold. as a result, demand for labor has risen significantly. many workers are recruited from asian countries, such as nepal and bundle with dish i think socially, if it changed, ever since. yeah, almost 18 different languages. 80 different cultures, people are something different the way this is severe,

a very big challenge. it's something for the future. it's amazing that we have so many diversity resulting in the past decade over $11000.00 workers have settled and that would then meet on municipality. they make up about one 3rd of the population. they're often forced to live in overcrowded spaces. as environmental consultants, we can look neely to coleman from in fact they come from developing countries and live here under extremely poor conditions like local displace group. they also work under poor conditions, excessively long hours located in hard labor. and so he's going to out the but we tried to speak with workers in the town of south to told you without success. everyone we approached worked on very farms in the region, but they politely declined to speak about their circumstances. the

livery, karma political for it is about half an hour away. and the company allowed us to film their operations and speak with their workers. young i should go room arrived here from his homeland paul 4 months ago, many of my relatives and friends, and then you're looking for those that told me a good event is i'm supposed to go. so that's why i came here. i have not so much a ducked working uh, excuse an experience in nipple, literally. uh, but when i came in for to go, i have many opportunities and a lot of care. the hope for a better future. portugal is the minimum wage is among the lowest in the you. currently around for euro's 50 per hour, the logo for the claims to pay slightly more. the owner understands how difficult it is to find and retain workers under

such conditions. the. the main challenges is the lack of labor a lot this year, but typically that's our main challenge. finding the right number of people to address this, the company offers various incentives, bonuses for good performance, and on site accommodation and meals for 60 years. seasonal workers are paid through temporary employment agencies, which of face criticism in the past. the company says it's address that issue to. we have a person, an internal person who is in charge of making sure that these external companies that get the labor that they pay. what is due to the, to the harvesters in time, the full amount. so there is no difference in the, in salaries that see exception in some places, workers aren't even paid minimum wage. some are forced to hand over their passports

. is the price others pay for germany's dependents. unimportant prodigies and desire for cheap varies logo fruits. packaging facility near lisben in the course of one ship up to 15 tons of blueberries are inspected, sorted, packed, and prepared for transport. here the company exports almost exclusively to northern and central europe. these pallets are headed to a large supermarket chain in germany. they are transported by refrigerated truck, kept to the constant 2 degrees celsius. it takes about 3 days before their own supermarket shelves. the situation and dom shot is completely different for actually harvested berries, end up and shells within just

a few hours for calculating heat. typically, it's a compelling argument. the thoughts of gym and barry production and comp compete. if it just comes down to price, it production costs the way too high for that to will. but jim and barry goes on competitive when you look into the freshness of intel used on quality heats on the smart, short transport distance is play a big role to of course it has to be not up to, you know, the factors that work. and i'll say the dodge clinton couldn't raspberry producer either. apple supplies, major german supermarket chains, be a cool. currently, he gets one year to 70 for a 125 gram container. the price changes weekly and depends among other factors on market supply. there's a lot of competition and price pressure is high. if it apple earns less than one utah per container. he has to stop harvesting. he simply can't cover his costs. i'm

very farming faces. even more challenge has done the root. can you move on to some courses? climate change is a major issue. we see how is the weather changing? what hard to start. hail and heavy rain are always bad for crops like this, but we've also observed recently that excessive sunlight and high temperatures aren't good for product quality either. but when, in some cases, certain locations may no longer be viable for production, even just on water, 50 products on our big the self berries are particularly sensitive to changes in external conditions. so how can we future proof our batteries? that's the very question. drive in place and scientists. dr. klaus older. his research is focused on strawberries. i think reading strawberries for over 20 years now also as part of a new research project called reading volume. the goal is to develop a variety that sustainable resilience and full of flavor. this and inside, and i'm

a change in water scarcity or the backdrop to all of our considerations. several mediterranean countries where these issues play a big role or part of this project in spain, italy, parts of france. but now it's more and more relevant here in central and northern europe to appeal in mid to another world. there are 23 species of wild strawberry in the world. don't for old risk company has gathered them all the genetic diversity, 5 wounded. this greenhouse is unique in all of europe, a diversity that's at the heart of the you research project, especially since wild berries are particularly automatic. and again, when we stand here in the greenhouse in may, it's an incredible experience to see the room of wild strawberries, mixes with coconut banana and peach fragrances no matter the strawberry variety, their victim in c,

content is remarkable higher than that of lemons and oranges. strawberries are also rich in potassium and the sink. potassium strengthens the heart. all the trees element sink boost our immune system, and it's even sad to enhance with me do commercially cultivate his shrubbery, varieties or bread primarily for transportability abuse and ease of harvesting. type by cross breeding them with wild species. the fruit gets a kind of genetic read you the nation, desirable traits such as lu, what's her requirements are specifically targeted the gum talk and told me if i didn't, if i drove the color in san winter, hardiness would be fine, much more in wild space since then and cultivated ones, working with the lute fish maximilian university in munich. we've also discovered a resistance to the spotted wing fruit fly, which we want to add to our breathing efforts. assistance because when do you feel

like it's all it's it's joyce mcmillan, somebody strawberries are the most popular berries in the country. germans can seem about 3.7 kilograms per person per year. the red fruit is especially healthy during the domestic outdoor green season from may to july when it's particularly rich in 50 mins and minerals. the same applies to well groomed berries. the lot of glue, etzky, and yes, meaninglessly miller wants to make. they are very consumption, more sustainable. there are picking fruit in the city, held by them when called. it leads them to publicly accessible berry bushes across germany. then, sorry, it says here, there's supposed to be a raspberry bush just ahead skins or it's limited to thinking back. it brings a beautiful childhood memories. but honestly, i haven't done this in ages. anything varies like in the old

days, a pleasure that seasonal local, i'm completely free here i'm at a phone we can take over there that looks pretty promising and go to all the mac shoes, blackberry bushes nearby. the dark varies are in season right now. i think i can just eat them now. step one, you must be careful the ground level because of fox tape, or you should only collect fruits. you can identify with 100 percent certainty. and of course, respect property rights. this blackberry bush is growing at the edge of a public pathway. we usually visit museums or study architecture, but we rarely look at what's on the side of the road. so this is great from an urban perspective because it raises awareness of weird food bushes exist in the city who helped on old. so i can ashton from may to september german

cities and municipalities offer a plentiful buffet for very fans. usually someone's obviously go from the jump here, the boots just being picked clean. whoever picks the last berries, this a post to update the app. you can also love new locations when you discover the fruit trees can be marked to helping to expand the network over time. the yield after half a day of wild very picking is modest. i'm curious if they taste good to, to choose the best seller right. this is the seasonal local and full of flavor. the classic mix for guilt. free pleasure. if you want to stay, truly dedicated, enjoy berries in the summer and build up your anticipation over winter that wait,

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