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12.07.2023

Germany - 10 to 15 percent smaller calibres due to wet spring

The outdoor season for lettuces and cabbage vegetables in the Krefeld area started one week later than last year. "Due to the heavy rainfall in March, the vegetable plants could not always be planted under optimal conditions.

12.07.2023

Peru - Early El Niño effects on mangoes with some mandarin and blueberry harvest delays

The warmer winter temperatures in Peru, which are assumed to be early signs of the El Niño weather phenomenon that is affecting the flowering of mangoes, is causing some delays in the harvesting of citrus and blueberries. “The December mango harvest is seriously compromised.

12.07.2023

Spain - Poor weather in May and early June has led to shortage of melons in Mallorca

Poor weather in May and early June is a reason for a current shortage of melons in Mallorca. We are talking melons produced locally as well as imported from the mainland. According to Matias Adrover from Terracor, a Petra-based company for fruit and vegetable production, it will be another ten days before new crops of local melons ripen.

12.07.2023

Saint Lucia - Banana industry taking steps to prevent TR4 disease

Saint Lucia is taking concrete steps to prevent the dreaded Tropical Race 4 (TR4) disease from reaching its shores. Ministry of Agriculture personnel have formulated a Task Force to help safeguard the country's banana industry from the effects of the Fusarium wilt, commonly known as the Tropical Race 4 (TR4) disease.

12.07.2023

USA - Severe storms, hail dent hopes for some NW Kansas farmers

In recent weeks, Kansas storms brought long-overdue rain that pumped some optimism into Kansas farmers heavily impacted by exceptional drought. The rain didn’t come in time to salvage wheat crops in several areas, but being able to harvest what was salvageable kept combines rolling across the state as many looked forward to a more favorable fall crop.

12.07.2023

USA - Heavy rains damage crops, homes and flood the Connecticut River in western Massachusetts

Residents of western Massachusetts were dealing with waterlogged basements, washed out driveways, flooded roads and the loss of entire farms' worth of crops on Tuesday after being pummeled by relentless rain from a storm system that lead toflooding across the northeast.

12.07.2023

Taking a fine-grained approach to investigating climate’s impact on crops

Gradually rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, and extreme weather events are resulting in increasing losses in agriculture around the world, with rapid declines in crop production known as shocks.

12.07.2023

USA - The cotton is late, and the plant bugs are unprecedented

Our cotton crop is all over the board currently. Our early planted crop (mid-April/early May) is not growing off quite as fast as everyone wants. I just was able to sidedress some last week (the last week of June) that was planted late April. Yesterday, I was thinking I may need to give it some more juice to kick it off.

11.07.2023

India - Role of agricultural insurance in mitigating the impact of El Niño on smallholder farmers

The Indian agriculture and allied sectors contribute to around 20% to the Indian GDP while engaging more than 45% of the working population. These factors as well as the socialist economic nature of the country necessitate India to protect the interests of its farmers, particularly small farm holders with less than two hectares of land holding which accounts for around 86% of all farmers.

11.07.2023

Italy - Clementines are falling off trees in Sardinia

A reduction in yields of no less than 50 percent is estimated for the upcoming clementine season in Sardinia, due to a significant fruit drop phenomenon that, for about a week, has affected the production areas, both the central-western and southeastern parts of the island.

11.07.2023

USA - Full extent of storm damage in Central Valley almond orchards still unknown

According to a University of California expert, it may be a full year before the damage to Central Valley orchards from the winter and spring weather is fully known. Currently, almond growers are expecting a diminished crop as cold and rain during bloom limited bee activity and hindered spray operations, causing the spread of phytophthora and other maladies, according to researchers.

11.07.2023

USA - Georgia farmers getting help staying afloat amid weather, lost crops

The Georgia federal government has stepped in to help keep farms afloat amid growing money, weather, and other issues. However, some people said that won’t solve everything.

11.07.2023

New measures to prevent the spread of the ToBRFV virus in the EU will apply from September

On May 26, the European Commission published in the Official Journal of the European Union an implementing regulation laying down measures to prevent the introduction into and spread of the tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) in the European Union and amending regulation (EU) 2020/1191.

11.07.2023

Italy - A storm is gathering above pear cultivation

Italian pear cultivation is struggling. A major harvest is not expected there this year, which could result in the second-lowest European pear harvest in the past decade. That is according to initial estimates released during Interpera, writes GroentenFruit Huis.

11.07.2023

France - Drosophila suzukii is an absolute nightmare for cherry producers

On the 29th of June, at the request of FDSEA, cherry growers of the Loire department demonstrated in Saint-Etienne to denounce the increasing pressure of drosophila suzukii (the Asian midge) in their orchards and the lack of resources.

11.07.2023

USA - A late May freeze harmed CT crops

Connecticut farmers whose crops were damaged by an abnormal late-spring frost can now apply for federal disaster assistance, as they continue to adjust practices while contending with climate change.

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