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24.03.2023

USA - Weather disasters cause huge crop losses

The American Farm Bureau Federation’s Market Intel team has created a multi-part series highlighting agricultural losses incurred due to weather disasters and the associated disaster-assistance programs meant to help mitigate their impacts.

24.03.2023

India - Rain, hailstorm damage rabi crops on 1.74L acres in Hisar

The Agriculture Department report about crop loss indicated that rabi crops on 1.74 lakh acres has suffered losses in Hisar district due to the recent rains and gusty winds, while another 1,190 acres of rabi crop suffered damage due to hailstorms.

24.03.2023

South Africa - Yet more rain could spell quickened end to grapes

In the Hex River Valley grape growers are warily watching threatening skies, again, as yet more rain is predicted for the Western Cape.“If it rains now it’ll cause big problems and the season will pretty much be at its end,” says an exporter.

24.03.2023

UK - Potato plantings have been halted because of weather conditions

Irish domestic consumption remains buoyant with the current weather. However, these conditions have put a halt to all field work and plantings. Exports continue to Portugal and Holland, with good appetite for more as stocks remain tight on the continent.

24.03.2023

Spain - The SENSOPLAG project aims to develop digital tools to predict and detect pests that threaten citrus crops

The Generalitat, through the Valencian Innovation Agency (AVI), finances the development of new digital tools for the early detection and prediction of the main pests that threaten citrus crops in the Valencian Community.

24.03.2023

India - Another spell of hailstorm, crop damage likely over Punjab, Haryana

Punjab and Haryana is likely to be lashed by another spell of rain and thundershowers today and tomorrow. Hailstorm and strong winds may accompany the lightening and thunderstorm, adding fuel to the fire, to cause damage to the Rabi crops.

24.03.2023

USA - Salinas Valley crop damage tops $500 million

Preliminarily, Monterey County officials and agricultural experts have indicated that crop losses from the torrential rains that have hit the Salinas Valley this year could easily top $500 million.

23.03.2023

USA - Bitter temperatures wipe out Canton peach crop

Temperatures dipped into the upper teens in some of North Carolina's western counties earlier in the week and that took a big toll on fruit growers.Howard Taylor says his peach crop at KT’s Orchard in Canton is now a total loss.

23.03.2023

Egypt - Strawberry growers complain of adverse weather conditions

The strawberry sector in Egypt is suffering disruptions due to unfavorable weather conditions, according to Mohammed Ezzat, CEO of the producer Green Nile.Ezzat explains: "The season started with a cold snap that affected the Ismailia region in particular, and damaged the strawberry crops.

23.03.2023

India - Farmers badly hit due to crops loss by in seasonal rains

Unseasonal rains and hailstorm in parts of Telangana have damaged standing crops in more than 1.50 lakh acres, according to initial estimates by the state government.The unexpected rains and hail storms due to the trough over the state caused huge losses to farmers, who were hoping to reap the Rabi harvest in a few days.

23.03.2023

USA - 2022 the third-costliest disaster year on record

2022 will go into the record books as the third-costliest year for weather disasters in U.S. history, with an estimated $165 billion in total economic losses.In the agriculture sector, new analysis by American Farm Bureau Federation economists in the latest Market Intel shows extreme weather caused more than $21 billion in crop losses.

23.03.2023

Argentina - Farmers struggle as drought withers their crops

The ground crackles as Guillermo Cuitino walks across dry farmland that should be green and lush this time of year. He grabs a soy plant and easily disintegrates its leaves with his hands.

23.03.2023

India - Bad weather flattens crop on 10% area of wheat farms, 5 districts of Punjab most hit

The hailstorm coupled with rain and strong cyclonic winds has played spoilsport for the much- expected bumper wheat crop in Punjab this year. Around 4 lakh hectares (9.88- lakh acres), which comes to over 10% of the total wheat crop, is under heavy lodging (flattening).

23.03.2023

India - Telangana CM announces Rs 10,000 per acre compensation for crop losses due to rains

The Telangana state government announced Rs 10,000 compensation per acre for crops thatwere damaged in the recent untimely rains across the state.Standing crops like paddy, mango, maize, and horticulture crops were damaged in the recent rains and hailstorms in several parts of the state last week.

23.03.2023

USA - USDA grants disaster assistance to Wyoming agricultural producers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering recovery assistance for livestock losses in Wyoming, in addition to Idaho, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.Agricultural operations in Wyoming were significantly impacted by recent snowstorms, promptingGovernor Gordon to request disaster designationfor all 23 counties.

22.03.2023

Sri Lanka - As crop-raiding animals reach an all-time high, food-crisis looks for solutions

Arjuna Jinadasa owns a plot of land full of coconut trees inKurunegala, in northwestern Sri Lanka, where he enjoys a good produce of about 3,000 coconuts a month. With Sri Lanka’s traditional cuisine heavily reliant on coconut milk, it’s a crop with high demand.

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