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China - Farms suffered from hailstorms

13.04.2020

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Hailstorms suddenly arrived in east China on 4 April to 5 April. Production areas in Pingdu, Laizhou, and Laiyang in Shandong suffered heavy damage. The hailstones damaged cherry trees, pear trees, peach trees, and apple trees. The cherry and peach trees in particular are in the middle of the flowering season, while apples are ripening on the trees.

Ukraine - Losses in stone fruit and berry crops due to low temperatures

10.04.2020

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The freezing temperatures recently recorded in Ukraine could lead to the loss of up to 80% of the stone fruit production and up to 50% of the berry crops, said Kateryna Zvereva, Director for Development of the Ukrainian Fruit and Vegetable Association (UPAA).

Italy - Heavy storms hit south-east Sicily

30.10.2019

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"There are no roads and we do not even know how to reach our land. Both the structures and crops have been damaged. The water is not draining, so things are bad," explains Enzo Denaro, from a production and commercialization company in Ispica, following the storms on 25th and 26th October.

Floods and storms in Spain and southern France affected some crops

29.10.2019

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This week’s weather around the Mediterranean caused a lot of damage in the south of France; the French government has declared a state of natural disaster. In Béziers, 6 gallons per square feet fell in 24h. Other municipalities in France and in Spain were also severely affected. The episode inevitably has consequences for the fruit and vegetable sector.

USA - Thieves steal 7,000 pounds of apples from Spicer Orchards

21.10.2019

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Thousands of apples vanished from Spicer Orchard. It's a bizarre crime that's left the owners wondering who did it. Trees at a Fenton Township orchard should be filled with apples waiting to be harvested. Instead, they are bare.

Italy - Hailstorm destroys apple orchards in the province of Ferrara

14.10.2019

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A devastating out-of-season hailstorm hit the province of Ferrara, destroying apple crops and damaging plants, with impacts that will be still be felt next year. The event occurred on October 3, 2019.

Italy - Severe hail damaged apples in Voghiera (photos)

08.10.2019

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On the night of October 3rd severe hail damaged apple harvest in Voghiera in the Province of Ferrara and neighborhood areas.

Spain - Almost 9,000 tuna escaped from San Pedro del Pinatar fish farm during the storm

26.09.2019

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Among the businesses to have suffered most economic harm during the destructive “gota fría” storm of 12 to 14th September are many crop farmers whose land disappeared under floodwater, but arguably even more severe damage was done to the tuna fish farm belonging to Grupo Ricardo Fuentes 4.5 kilometres off the coast of San Pedro del Pinatar and Pilar de la Horadada.

Canada - Over 300 hail damage claims expected from last week’s severe storm near Ituna

26.09.2019

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Hail storm activity in Saskatchewan for the first half of September is described as moderate with minor to heavy crop damage. The president of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Rick Omelchenko, says there were over 530 prairie hail claims in the first two weeks of this month, with about two-thirds from Saskatchewan.

USA - Thousands of pumpkins stolen from south Arkansas field

25.09.2019

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The theft happened between Monday and Thursday last week at Hamilton Farms, in Bradley County, according to Steele Hamilton, a member of the family that operates the farm. Hamilton estimates there were between 2,000 to 4,000 pumpkins spread across an 8-acre field.

Indonesia - Drought, wildfires inflict double whammy on crops

20.09.2019

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Wildfires, smoke and drought are inflicting an increasingly painful toll on Indonesian agriculture, hurting everything from oil palm plantations to rubber trees and rice fields.

Bolivia - Losses of up to 90% in banana production due to extreme winds

17.09.2019

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The strong winds recorded on Tuesday, September 10, in the Estaño Palmito region of the municipality of Chimore, in the Bolivian department of Cochabamba, damaged 200 hectares of banana production from 40 producers.

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