Seville is the largest producer of tomatoes and peppers for the industry in Spain and their production is endangered by the lack of guarantees regarding the availability of irrigation water, which could affect 6,200 of the 6,400 hectares dedicated to both products in the province.
Farmers have incurred heavy loss with the cash crop sugarcane wilting in Bara.Locals and farmers are now compelled burn the wilted plants to warm themselves in the freezing cold.
Farmers in California, who had been hoping for an end to thedrought, are now trying to deal with flooded fields and damaged crops after this winter's massive rains.At Lakeside Organic Gardens in Watsonville, a month of solid rain proved to be both a blessing and a curse.
Potato farmers in north India have suffered heavy crop losses due to ground frost owing to the fall in temperatures between January 16 and 21, 2023.While the potato crop has suffered the maximum damage, other vegetable crops and mustard across Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have been affected as well.
Defra has approved anemergency temporary authorisationfor the use of a neonicotinoid pesticide treatment on this year’s sugar beet crop due to the risk to the crop from yellows viruses.
Ram Sagar, 64, a farmer who lives in Turkauli village of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh, lost three and a half acres of paddy crop due to heavy,unseasonal rains in October 2022.
Following recentheadlinesabout warmer temperatures in East Texas possibly affecting fruit farmers, what does this mean for Texas agriculture?“The average grower is telling you it’s not the same--it’s warmer earlier or it’s not raining as much for example.
The prolonged wet weather means a potato shortage is on the horizon for New Zealand. Potatoes need dry harvest conditions, which they received little of this season. The weather also stopped farmers from entering paddocks with tractors and harvesting equipment.
Stats NZ Food Price Index (FPI) shows food prices increased 11.3% for December 2022 compared to a year ago, the biggest annual increase since April 1990. In December, the average cost increase from suppliers to the Foodstuffs co-operatives on the same products measured in the FPI basket was 12.2%.
EastFruitanalysts are monitoring the consequences of abnormal frosts in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and other countries of Central Asia, which have already led to significant changes in the vegetable market.
Potato farmers in the northern parts of the country have suffered heavy crop losses due to ground frost owing to the fall in temperatures in the last week.While potato crop has suffered the maximum damage, ground frost has also affected other vegetable crops and mustard across fields in Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
A special survey has been ordered to assess the loss to farmers due to crop damages owing to cold and frost, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said.Gehlot announced this while addressing a Vishnoi Mandir Samiti program in the state capital here Saturday and also assured the farmers of all help by the state government.
Government officials in Argentina are fearing the impact of drought on the nation’s agricultural production, with experts estimating the potential losses could top US$10 billion.
EastFruit wroteabout the rise in prices for vegetables in Uzbekistan due to abnormally cold weather just a few days ago, and onions were one of the leaders in terms of growth. A gradual increase in air temperature is expected in the coming days, but onion prices will probably not decrease.
North Queensland mango farmers are afraid for their multi-million-dollar crops as they are faced with ongoing torrential rain and muddy orchards. The Atherton Tablelands have received hundreds of millimetres of rain since December.
Cold weather is making its way through the Arizona/California desert region. There, cold winds have gusts up to 40 mph. Markon reports that morning low temperatures will dip to between the upper 20°Fs-to upper 30°Fs, and widespread lettuce ice is expected to develop until Saturday, January 21.