The harvesting season of Sicilian garlic mostly ended in late June. Between sowing and the first harvesting operations, the season lasts approximately 6-7 months (December-June). Given the natural shelf-life of the product, the sales period varies depending on demand: the livelier the demand, the shorter the commercial period.
As much of the U.S. struggles with drought this year, China is doing the same.According to anAP News report, China has endured a scorching summer that is the country’s driest in six decades.
The new drought monitor map is out, and conditions have gone from bad to worse — especially out west.Regardless, the effects of this summer’s extreme drought is being felt across Kansas.
The reduction of the onion acreage and the lower yields per hectare in Europe have led to a significant drop of more than 40% in the production available compared to a normal year. Spanish onions are experiencing a similar situation, and their sales have been going on at a good pace and with good prices since the start of the season.
The country’s economy suffered a loss of around Rs4.81 trillion because of the recent spell of torrential rains and the ensuing floods, according to the government’s preliminary estimates.
Most farmers in Africa rely on rainfed agriculture, and their production system is most vulnerable to climate-related events.These loss-triggering perils are responsible for the reduced food security on the continent.
A marginal drop in the Kharif crop output due touneven distribution of rain this monsoon seasonis unlikely to impact food security or drive inflation up as India has enough reserves, agriculture and food policy experts have said.
During the process of rotting, caused by microorganisms, plants emit various volatile organic compounds into their surrounding environment, which can be monitored for early detection of plant disease and prevent food loss.
This week, prices for greenhouse cucumbers in Ukraine have gone up sharply. Due to the rainy and cold weather, cucumber deliveries from Ukrainian farms of all categories have significantly dropped.
Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico on Sunday afternoon, causing life-threatening flooding, mudslides, and an island-wide power outage. According to the National Hurricane Center, heavy rains continued across Puerto Rico on Sunday.
The 2022 drought is affecting all corners of the state, especially Missouri’s farmlands.The latest meeting of the state’s drought assessment committee was held on Sept. 16 in Jefferson City.
Above-average rain across most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions last week could cause disease and damage the first beans of the October-to-March main crop in some areas, farmers said on Monday.
There will generally be lower Spanish citrus volumes this coming season. "The persimmon season starts in two to three weeks, but they're going to have a particularly difficult season.
Climate chaos has struck Indian farmers again.This time, it has come as untimely and excessive rainfalls in many parts of central and western India. Earlier this year, the Rabi wheat harvests were short due to heat waves and untimely rain, especially in Punjab and Haryana.
The latest estimation by the Agriculture Department has indicated that crops on 10.06 lakh hectares in Karnataka have been lost due to the recent heavy rain and floods in different areas of the State.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said his government had released ₹300 crore for compensating the farmers who had lost their crops owing to heavy rain and floods in July and August.