Guntars Dzerve, an agronomist at LLC "Mad Nordic", operating under the brand "Augusta zemenes" and growing strawberries in greenhouses and tunnels, noted that the harvest should be stable, but much still depends on weather conditions. He also pointed out that in closed areas, those producers who improperly prepared their plantings for winter lost their crops.
At the same time, those who were counting on a warm winter also suffered. In open fields and on beds, strawberries have wintered well in most parts of Latvia, Dzerve emphasized, adding that the harvest will depend on the spring — the more gradual the warming, the easier it will be for producers to work and the more predictable the results will be.
Currently, strawberries are starting to be planted in greenhouses in Talsi, Tukums, Trikata, Valmiera, Skulte, and Vecumnieki, and seedlings from nurseries in the Netherlands and Germany are being delivered to Latvia.
According to Dzerve, "Augusta zemenes" has been fully receiving seedlings for the third week now. He added that mineral fertilizers are currently available steadily, but prices for plant protection products are rising, as are prices for some raw materials.
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