Dry, hot conditions in North Carolina are taking a huge toll on farmers, and everyone's wallet.Big cash crops that farmers rely upon for their own families are withering under a long heat spell.
In Turkey's Muğla, efforts by the Muğla Metropolitan Municipality have targeted the Mediterranean fruit fly, a threat to the region's citrus exports. Utilizing biotechnological systems, the municipality has initiated trapping operations over 35,000 decares in the Köyceğiz district, home to a significant portion of citrus cultivation.
Production forecasts for tangerines/mandarins, oranges, lemons, and orange juice remain unchanged from the December 20, 2023 Annual Citrus Report. According to the citrus industry, two consecutive seasons of low production are due to higher temperatures and drought.
St John's Day traditionally marks the end of the asparagus season. This year too, it will be the finale for the vast majority of growers and traders, but a difficult season has also made some decide to give up earlier.
"The Dumara watermelon campaign started well then, from May 25th onward, the high temperatures led to early ripening causing a surplus on the market, which almost halted also because summer is late in Europe, meaning that demand is slower," reports Alberto Nocera, president of Agrieuropa from Terracina (Latina).
More than 2,500 dunams (2.5 square-kilometers) of cropland have been destroyed by burning this season in Erbil governorate alone and officials are warning residents and farmers to take precautions to protect their harvests in the Kurdistan Region.
Burhanpur district administration, in a bid to provide relief to banana farmers on their suffering crop loss due to heavy rain, windstorm and hail reported in May, has generated a demand of Rs 65 crore to distribute as compensation.
Farmer Bao Mingchen gestured to a dry pipe where water typically irrigates a patch of crops, the soil now cracked under a drought hitting China’s vast agricultural hinterland.“Everything is dry,” he said as he strode along the perimeter of a rice paddy near his home in Hudian, a humble township in the central Chinese province of Henan.
Crops such as watermelon, tomatoes, cucumbers, and zucchini were the most affected, according to interviews conducted byEnab Baladiwith several farmers.Farmer Loay al-Hariri lost approximately 250 dunums of watermelon produce, as the heat caused the drying of the vegetative mass (the green part above the soil) and exposed the fruits to sun damage.
Bananas are one of the world’s most widely available fresh fruits. They are particularly popular with children and are a great source of potassium. They come in a peel that serves as their own counter-top storable, easy to open, “biodegradable packaging.”
Recent inclement weather, including heavy rains and hail, has led to the compromise of numerous hectares of orchards across Moldova, severely impacting cherry and apple production. In certain districts, up to 80% of cherry orchards have been affected, rendering the fruit unsellable, including for export purposes.
The NFU is warning of the effect weather, input costs and trade are having on the nation's favourite ingredient – the great British potato – and is calling for urgent action to prevent a tightening of supply of this household staple.
Insufficient rainfall and excessive heat are hampering production of tea to a great extent during the current cropping season in Assam and West Bengal, industry sources said on Thursday.
Black gram farmers in the district are staring at a heavy loss as yield is expected to be next to nothing due to the attack of the Yellow Mosaic Virus (YMV). Usually, farmers sow the black gram seeds in the traditional month of Chithirai (April-May) and harvest during the month of Aadi (July-August).
There is some uplifting news for citrus growers who grapple with fruit drop. Eleven years of research conducted in the European Union have determined causes of citrus fruit drop. The results could help guide the citrus industry into the future.
Slugs ravaged Pennsylvania grain fields this spring, leaving some farmers trying to fill bare spots and control the slimy pests.Elizabethtown farmer Jim Hershey said some growers have replanted three times to make up for stand loss caused by slugs.