Jordan - Upcoming ‘unusually’ cold air mass signals major crop damage
Farmers are fearful that an upcoming cold spell might damage their crops, especially fruit trees, according to Director-General of the Jordan Farmers' Union Mahmoud Al Oran.
29.03.2023
29.03.2023
Southern Hemisphere apple and pear crop forecast revised downward following severe weather events
Following the intense weather events that affected several countries in the Southern Hemisphere, the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) has released an update of the Southern Hemisphere apple and pear crop forecast that was originally presented during the Association’s latest Annual General Meeting in Berlin’s Fruit Logistica.
29.03.2023
India - 3K farmers seek relief for crop loss on 18,000 acres
With the recent rain affecting the standing wheat crop, farmers in the district are staring at yield loss for the second consecutive year.As per the preliminary reports, crop loss on about 18,000 acres has been reported in the district.
29.03.2023
Spain - There's only one-sixth of the supply of plum cherry tomatoes that there was in mid-February
The tomato supply is still limited in the European markets, and even more so for cherry tomatoes. In Almeria the cherry tomato production continues to be very small due to the impact of a cold spell in January and February following some excessively warm months.
29.03.2023
USA - USDA assists farmers, ranchers after deadly tornado
USDA announced assistance is available for farmers and ranchers affected by thesevere weather and tornadothat tore through Mississippi on March 25.Friday’s EF4 storm hit the rural community of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, a small delta town surrounded by cotton farms.
29.03.2023
USA - Estimating the Monterey storm damage costs
As a stupendous rainy season moves toward its end for California, some have been attempting to measure the costs of the damages.A long article, published on March 25, attempts to put some figures on the losses in the Salinas and Watsonville regions.
29.03.2023
India - Crops on nearly 41,000ha lost to natural calamities in Kerala
Kerala, which depends on other states for agriculture products, has been losing crops on huge tracts of land natural calamities every year, shows data procured under the RTI Act.
28.03.2023
India - Mann bites the bullet, announces 6-month moratorium on loan repayment by farmers
With inclement weather, including untimely rain and hailstorm, badly affecting the standing crops over the past few days, the cash-strapped Punjab government Monday announced a moratorium on the repayment of loans taken by farmers from Punjab State Cooperative Agriculture Development Bank (PSCADB).
28.03.2023
China - Huge temperature fluctuation and dry weather in the winter of 2022 and less precipitation and higher temperature in spring in 2023
Beijing Climate Center (BCC) released a report which said that in the winter of 2022/2023, the national average temperature was generally high, with large fluctuations.The spatial distribution of precipitation across the country was uneven, with more precipitation in North China and less in Southwest China.
28.03.2023
India - Punjab, Madhya Pradesh offer succor to affected farmers
Punjab and Madhya Pradesh have extended relief to farmers whose crops have been destroyed in unseasonal rains which lashed the region in the last few weeks.In Punjab, the government increased the amount of compensation that farmers will get for the crop loss, which some say could lead to a 10-15 per cent drop in wheat yields.
28.03.2023
Philippines - Natural catastrophe insurance rates
People may not be aware that there is an ongoing issue on the recent decision of the Insurance Commission to temporarily shelve the implementation of IC Circular 2022-34, dated July 14, 2022, correcting the minimum catastrophe insurance rates from 0.15 percent to 0.2 percent, supposedly to take effect from January 2023.
28.03.2023
India - Too early to predict any damage to wheat crop because of heat stress
"In the month of February 2023, though the maximum temperature was hovering around 32-33°C in most of the northern plains, it did not impact the wheat grain growth since the crop canopy temperature can be easily modulated by 2-3°C less than the air temperature by irrigation."
28.03.2023
USA - Wireworms can cause damage across a large spectrum of crops
“Wireworms are commonly seen across cereals – wheat, barley, oat, as well as other crops like corn, soybeans, dry beans and potatoes,” said Tracy Hillenbrand, regional technical representative for BASF.
28.03.2023
Chile - 2022-23 avocado crop 30% lower year-on-year
The Chilean avocado industry is closing its latest season with 155,000 tons, according to the latest estimate by the country'sAvocado Committee. That figure represents a 30% year-on-year decrease from last season’s 220,000 tons.
28.03.2023
India - Telengana CM asks officials to initiate measures to extend financial assistance
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday directed officials to initiate measures to extend financial assistance announced by the State government to farmers whose crops suffered damage due to recent unseasonal rains.
27.03.2023
India - Alphonso farms have not been affected by rain as much as the Kesher farms
The rains in India will not impact all mango growers and exporters. Yashwant Chakve Patil, director of Indian fruit exporter AA Reyach International, states that he even expects to harvest more volumes of mangoes this year: “For us as a company, we mainly do the Alphonso and Kesher varieties when it comes to the mangoes.