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Germany’s strawberry and asparagus harvests are likely to shrink to long-term lows this year due to heavy rainfall and declining acreage under cultivation. Farmers in Germany are expecting the lowest outdoor strawberry harvest in nearly 30 years, according to an initial preliminary estimate by the Federal Statistical Office. The authority also expects a sharp decline in asparagus, with the harvest volume likely to be 6% lower than in the previous year, the lowest level since 2013. The statistical survey suggests farms are expecting a harvest of around 70,000 tons of strawberries from the open …