Photo: map showing the 6-day rainfall totals across NSW, up to 3am Monday. Some parts of the Mid-North Coast reached over 900mm (Source: BOM Twitter)The mid-north coast produces the majority of Australia’s blueberry production, particularly around Coffs Harbour. But production is winding down, if not finished for most growers after the peak season, which runs from July to February. Berries Australia is asking growers who lost crops or infrastructure to contact the organisation's Industry Development Officer (IDO) to report any problems and is urging them to seek disaster relief if required. In the monthly newsletter, Executive Director Rachel Mackenzie explained: “It is also important that government understands that the impacts of such weather extend beyond lost crops and it is often the long-term implications that are more widespread”. There are also avocado orchards in the Tamborine, Northern Rivers and Central New South Wales that have been affected. However, Avocados Australia will not know the full impact for a few weeks, or potentially until the next flowering/fruitset. As the trees do not like the wet ground, growers will not know immediately if there is medium to long term impacts. There were reports of scattered “panic buying” on social media in a very few of the stores in affected areas across the weekend, including fruit and vegetables. But supermarkets are reassuring customers that stock has been replenished in most of these stores and is not predicting much difference to seasonal prices. The majority of wholesalers have also not been severely impacted as much of the produce is being sourced from outside the affected areas. Source - https://www.freshplaza.com
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23.03.2021 222 views2024 AgroInsurance International Conference: New Partners and Agenda updates
26.02.20242024 AgroInsurance International Conference will take place on June 3-5, 2024 in Belgrade, Serbia, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Planet Labs (USA) and GAF AG (Germany) are sponsors of our conference. Agremo (Serbia) has been confirmed as the Organization Partner. More partners and sponsors to be announced in March 2024.
Spain - 30% of La Palma's banana production has already been lost due to the advance of the lava
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USA - Widespread root rot crop loss in 2022-23
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UAE - Unprecedented floods destroy greenhouses
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Philippines - P184-million crop loss to El Niño reported
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Canada - The B.C. agriculture sector continues to face relentless challenges, one after another
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Canada - Blossoms arrive early, farmers fearful of April frost
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USA - USDA reminds agricultural producers to report damage or losses following inclement weather
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