Blueberry Grower Audronė Laments Poor Harvest and Reveals How Much Berries Have Risen in Price
Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- Audronė and Vaidas Skersys grow 2,200 blueberry bushes on one hectare in Erlėnai village.
- Audronė says this year’s harvest has been small as farm-grown blueberries replace wild berries nearing the end of their season.
- The headline highlights rising berry prices, though the excerpt does not give a figure.
Audronė, a blueberry grower in Erlėnai village, is lamenting a poor harvest and has revealed that the berries have become more expensive.
As the season for wild blueberries in Lithuania’s forests draws to a close, their cultivated North American relative is taking over. Blueberries became a business for Audronė and Vaidas Skersys several years ago.
The couple planted 2,200 blueberry bushes on one hectare of land and continue to grow them there.
Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.