By the end of week 22, the first early Burlat cherries were already being harvested around Lake Constance. However, the early start to the season has been overshadowed by extreme weather events, including heavy rain and storms in the first week of June.
Agricultural operations in Missouri have been significantly impacted by recent tornadoes and storms. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover from these adverse weather events.
The extreme rains and floods in Southern Brazil last month, especially in Rio Grande do Sul, coincided with the final fruiting phase of important citrus varieties, like the bergamot Caí, Ponkan and Pareci, whose harvests were underway.
Horticultural enterprise "Enograi" in the Kherson region is actively working on restoring its orchards as the region was reclaimed. From the beginning of the war until November 2022, their 360-hectare orchards were left untended, leading to significant losses.
Recently, several agricultural regions in Ukraine were subjected to unusually large hailstorms, prompting concerns about the potential damage to fruit crops. EastFruit experts have conducted an initial assessment to gauge the extent of the impact on vital horticultural produce.
While the U.S. has a domestic lemon program out of California, the country also brings in lemons from Argentina this time of year and imports from Mexico will soon start up. The program out of Argentina started in May and will go through August.
Climate change has made the UK wetter, and farmers have paid the price. Winter 2023 was one of thewettest on record. The results were clear for all to see during the first half of 2024: soil washed of its nutrients, crops bogged down in waterlogged fields, and livestock sick with waterborne illnesses.
French farmers are bracing for big hit to their wheat harvest as ceaseless rains and a lack of sunshine brings flashbacks of a weather-devastated crop eight years ago in Europe’s top producer.
We have more than enough moisture. I know in other parts of Iowa there's some ponding and potentially some crop loss from the excess moisture. It's one of the positives about living in the hills -- the water runs off.
Morocco has become a hot spot for extreme weather-related events. The country regularly suffers from events such as floods and concurrent heatwaves and droughts that have caused severe water crises. As Morocco suffers another drought year in 2024, the agriculture sector is being hit particularly hard.
The nonprofit Environmental Working Group, a longtime critic of the federal crop insurance program based in Washington, analyzed data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and showed that drought accounts for more crop insurance payouts than any other weather phenomenon and that Texas draws morecrop insurance payoutsthan any other state.
As many as 88,644 farmers who opted for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for the 2023-24 kharif season have together received ₹101.619 crore assured amount for crop loss owing to various factors.
Despite the abnormal spring weather, Ukraine is expected to harvest enough berries for both domestic consumption and export, although prices might be unpredictable. In an interview with SEEDS, Taras Bashtannik, President of the Ukrainian Fruit and Vegetable Association, outlined the main factors affecting berry prices.
Peruvian mango exports fell by 68% over the previous season due to high temperatures that negatively affected the plants' flowering. According to the Rural Development Service (SEDIR), Peru exported 65,366 tons of mangoes for more than $188,640 in the first quarter of 2024.
In the first week of June, there was significant rainfall in some of the Austrian potato growing areas. "In some regions, such as Burgenland, early potatoes have been harvested for the past two weeks.
The frequency of extreme weather events in Europe, including the UK, has seen a significant rise, with occurrences increasing by nearly 50% over the last two years. This escalation has profound implications for agriculture across the continent.