Recently, potato producers from Cyprus have already been dealing with a series of challenges, but their problems have been compounded by the war in Ukraine. Then there was the potato-killing frost of the past week or so.
“Approximately 70 per cent of aggregate potato production in Cyprus has been destroyed and the crop left relatively intact is of subpar quality,” one grower said. Frost-burned potato crops mark their presence with their top leaves withered and blackened, contrasting with the soil and the greenery of the landscape.
The frosty weather, aside from destroying crops, adds pressure on production costs, as anti-frost measures necessitate the use of an anti-frost spray at the cost of €180/10ltr and watering of the crops from midnight, when the temperature falls, until the morning hours when temperature rises to 6 or 7 degrees, adding an extra 10hrs of watering work and consumption in the gruelling morning hours.
Source - https://www.freshplaza.com
