Latvia - Natural disasters cause serious problems for farmers
The almost day-long rain and strong wing that recently visited Latvia have slashed crops in many parts of Latvia. Crops in Kuzeme and Zemgale have suffered the most.
15.07.2022
13.07.2022
India - Congress demands TS govt to assess and compensate crop damage
In the wake of heavy rains lashing the State since last few days, the State unit of Congress party demanded the Telangana Government to assess the crop loss suffered and announce compensation immediately.
13.07.2022
France - Ten days of hail damage 30,000 hectares of vines
18 June saw the heat wave across France transform into a hail storm, destroying several dozen hectares in the Pessac-Léognan area, according to Vitisphere. The hail storm then travelled across a number of French wine regions over a ten day period, destroying crops and leaving vineyards severely damaged.
13.07.2022
India - ₹500 crore for restoring infrastructure in rain-hit areas
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Wednesday that the government would soon release ₹500 crore to restore public infrastructure damaged in heavy rains and floods across Karnataka.
13.07.2022
India - Pay Rs 15k per acre for crop loss
In an open letter, TPCC chief A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday demanded Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao to constitute teams to assess crop loss that occurred due to the torrential rains that have been lashing the State for the last five days.
13.07.2022
Italy - Drought set to hit supplies of olive oil, rice, fruit and vegetables
Northern Italy’s worst drought in 70 years could cut supplies of tomatoes, olive oil and risotto rice, according to importers, with Filippo Berio UK MD Walter Zanre warning “unless it rains very soon, the olive crop will be dramatically reduced”.
13.07.2022
USA - Extreme weather pouring on the pain for many in the fruit industry
In displays of misery loving company, growers typically find weather stories captivating. Respondents to American Fruit Grower’s annual State of the Industry survey have plenty to share about their weather-related experiences last year, largely because of an unimaginable heat dome in the Pacific Northwest (PNW), an ever-worsening drought in California, and early- and late-season frosts all across the country.
13.07.2022
USA - Crop progress and condition report
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented Monday on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November.
12.07.2022
Philippines - Agri sector damage from Ifugao flash floods reaches P20M
The total estimated agricultural damage and losses in Ifugao is now at P20.17 million, said the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday, after flash floods caused by the southwest monsoon, hit the province.
12.07.2022
Italy - Onion harvest starts with lower yield due to drought
The onion harvest in the southern Italian province of Bari is underway and it appears that yields are already declining. "We are now in the middle of the harvest and we are trying to move up a gear to get ahead of any weather change.
12.07.2022
Pakistan - Mango harvest struck by water scarcity
Mango farmers in Pakistan say the yield of their fruit has fallen by up to 40 percent in some areas because of high temperatures and water shortages.
12.07.2022
Philippines - Pests threaten dragon fruit farms in Ilocos Norte
Several dragon fruit growers in Ilocos Norte on Friday expressed concern about a growing pest infestation in their plantations this harvest season. Mildred Dacuycuy, operations manager of REFMAD dragon fruit farms in Barangay Paayas, Burgos, Ilocos Norte, said fruit diseases like anthracnose and canker are threatening their harvest.
12.07.2022
Georgia - Farming experiences “dronization”
In the largest almond orchard in Georgia, “Udabno“, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or ‘drone’ was recently tested. It was used as a sprayer for plant protection products.
12.07.2022
USA - Weather causes short supplies of blackberries
Blackberry supplies in North America are currently short due to weather conditions in both Georgia and North Carolina. “I think last year we had better supplies of blackberries but not much better.
12.07.2022
USA - July report now shows drought could trigger third largest loss
The July World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) from USDAisn’t a major market moving report historically, and the latest report was no different.
12.07.2022
Hungary - Impact of record heatwave expected to reduce watermelon yield
The scorching heat and record high temperatures in Hungary over the past two weeks, just as the local watermelons season was starting, have caused the watermelons to ripen earlier, shortening the growing season but resulting in good sugar content and colour for the Hungarian melons.