The leaders of Impuls Commerc, which has state-of-the-art orchards, said 85 per cent of the apple and pear crops were lost because of extremely low temperatures in the spring.
Jakovina reiterated that over the next three weeks, the government would pay farmers the rest of the back incentives and exempt them from paying lease on state land this year. He said the payment of incentives for this year would begin in January and be faster.
Impuls Commerc has invested about HRK 160 million (21.5m euros) in orchards and will continue to invest, CEO Ivica Blaskic said, adding that apart from fresh fruit, the company would soon make jams, juices and pear brandy.