More than 75% of Saint Lucia’s banana and plantain crops were destroyed as Tropical Storm Bret hit the island on June 22. Minister for Agriculture Alfred Prospere has stated that in recent months, Saint Lucia has been unable to grow enough bananas to meet international demand.
As drought plagues Nebraska, dryland farmers are already expecting major yield losses.And irrigation farmers are barely keeping up by watering constantly.“Right now, Mother Nature has not been cooperating very well,” said Dan Nerud, a farmer and Nebraska Corn Board member.
IN 2008, a fruit fly known as the spotted-wing drosophila made its way from Southeast Asia to the continental US, likely hitching a ride on fruit shipments. First detected in California raspberry fields, the insect rapidly spread to other states.
The Federation of Fruit Producers of Chile (Fedefruta) and the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (ASOEX), are both assessing the impact and damage while seeking how best to support producers and their workers affected by the floods.
An extremeheatwaveand heavy rains have caused the cost of tomatoes acrossIndiato skyrocket.Tomatoes, a staple in Indian kitchens, were being sold for up to 120 rupees ($1.50) per kilogramme on Wednesday — six times more than two weeks previously.
This year, the yield of winter crops is expected to be up to 50 percent smaller than last year's, while the loss of spring crops in some regions can reach even 90 percent because of a persistent drought, Juris Lazdins, chairman of the NGO Zemnieku Saeima (Farmers' Assembly), told LETA.
Storms from Sunday, June 25 left an impact on communities and farmers across the state.John McMinn, Director of Commodity Activities and Economics at Farm Bureau said Sunday's storm left farmers in Lonoke County with significant amounts of damage.
The summer of 2023 will likely be a great time to tour Okanagan wineries, soak up the sun, the atmosphere and the great 2022 wine crop.But it will be six years before there will be such a summer again.
Because of the May 17-18 frost, Tom and Sylvia Smith, owners of Mad Tom Orchard in East Dorset, estimate only 10 percent of their apples will ripen. Instead of its usual six- to seven-week “u-pick” season, this year likely will have just two weekends in mid-September.
Lawton Pearson's family farm has grown peaches for more than a century. But Pearson says this year's harvest is the worst in his lifetime."You always hold onto hope until it hits you in the face that there's nothing here," Pearson said.
Georgian growers are having a hard time cultivating their famous stone fruit. Thanks to climate change, peach crops are struggling. Some experts are estimating losses of 95 percent this year.
In Turkey, MY 2022/23 citrus production decreased for all citrus fruits except tangerines due to freezing weather conditions reaching -7 C during the beginning of the orange blossoming period in March 2022.
In what is described as the worst weather in a decade following a storm and days of heavy raining led to the rivers in Chile flooding key areas of the centre of the country since the past weekend (24, 25 June 2023).
Due to overflowing rivers and streams, a state of emergency was declared in 56 cities and municipalities in Serbia. As authorities are dealing with the damages, further flooding is expected with continued heavy rainfall in the coming period.
According to the president of the Garlic Sector at Asaja, Miguel del Pino, it is estimated that 30% of Spain's garlic acreage won't be harvested this season. This reduction is a consequence of the persistent rains recorded in late May and early June and will also result in a lower production volume.
Availability of citrus for South African consumers has been affected by severe flooding in Citrusdal, where harvesting had to be suspended.According to the South African Weather Service, the area had received 151.9mm of rain over ten days, wrecking the main entrance road into town and flooding orchards.