Season17th September 2026
Choucroute d'Alsace: smaller cabbages, rising prices
After a scorching summer, Alsatian cabbages are yielding 20 to 30% less: a choucroute maker announces that choucroute will be around 15% more expensive.
The 2026 harvest of choucroute cabbages is down in Alsace: after a scorching summer, yields have fallen by 20 to 30%, reports France 3 Grand Est, with cabbages weighing around 3 kg instead of 6.
In Krautergersheim, nicknamed the cabbage capital, Yanis Angsthelm (Choucrouterie Angsthelm) announces an increase of around 15% in the price of Choucroute d'Alsace, which according to him means around 20 centimes more for the consumer.