Heavy rain sweeping through southeastern Australia has damaged wheat crops, potentially shrinking production by more than 100,000 tons and turning up to 1 million tons of milling wheat into lower-quality feed grain, analysts said.
The campaign for open ground vegetables such as leeks, carrots, kohlrabi and cabbage is now starting in southern Spain, limited by factors such as water scarcity, which has led to a reduction in the estimated volumes for this campaign, and difficulties in finding sufficient labor.
Six more districts in Maharashtra have been hit by hailstorms and unseasonal rain, taking the count to 22 districts and increasing the area under crop damage by three times from 1,32,272 hectares to 3,93,325 hectares.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said with the Centre delaying drought relief, the state government has decided to pay the first instalment of crop loss compensation, of up to₹2,000 per farmer, as immediate relief.
Australia’s wheat production potentially could lose up to 100,000 tonnes amid heavy rains across the southeastern portion of the country that have damaged the crop in the middle of harvest,Reutersreported, citing industry analysts, who also said up to 1 million tonnes of milling wheat could end up as lower-quality feed grain.
The Maharashtra government will give financial assistance up to three hectares of land to farmers who have suffered crop losses due to unseasonal rains and hailstorms in the last few days, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Wednesday.
The excessively mild climate is having a noticeable impact on Spanish citrus cultivation this year. The lack of cold hours is generally reflected in weaker tree growth and the low rainfall is leading to more depleted soil, which in turn is harming production volumes.
This op-ed discusses ways to limit loss and damage through various means, including increased climate finance and Anticipatory Action.Growing up on a small rice farm in China in the 1960’s, my family was keenly aware that any single adverse weather event could wipe out a year’s worth of effort.
Hailstorms and unseasonal rainfall have damaged standing crops covering over 99,381 hectares in 17 districts of Maharashtra. According to preliminary estimates, the loss is over 300,000-400,000 hectares in Gujarat state.
Prolonged flooding and frequent cyclones this year have left the farmers in coastal districts in serious economic uncertainty as government support has been very little to nothing.
November brought with it not only the traditional rains of the season, but also an unexpected meteorological event that left a trail of destruction in Santa Catarina fruit plantations. Local fruit growers suffered severe losses.
Many rice farmers in Bugweri District are counting losses due to poor post-harvest management, rampant floods, and unpredictable water supply.The farmers say they lose 10 to 15 bags each harvest. Mr Kamo Kamani, the chairperson of Idudi Farmers' Cooperative, yesterday said the country was losing its market to Tanzania because of poor yields.
As bad weather led to reported record-low yields in the UK, Christmas vegetable staples such as potatoes and parsnips could be in short supply this year. Storms and heavy rainfall over the summer and autumn have led to 4.1 million tons of spuds being produced. This would make it the lowest ever produced.
Turkey’s citrus industry has already experienced effects from climate change, Okan Ozkaya, professor at Cukurova University, reported in a recent World Citrus Organisation (WCO) presentation. His presentation was titled Impact of Climate Change in the Citrus Sector in Turkey and the Broader Eastern Mediterranean Area.
The Hass avocado harvest will begin soon in Andalusia and the Valencian Community, but their situations are very different. Avocado producers in Malaga, which concentrates 40.1% of the total avocado area in Spain, are concerned about the drought, which has forced the approval of restrictions that have led the field to a very delicate situation.
Australia’s vegetable industry is set to receive an unprecedented level of protection against exotic pests through a unique $10 million levy-funded collaborative biosecurity strategy.