
Alemania: Will potatoes soon become more expensive? Pest could endanger harvest
New pest threatens potatoes and sugar beets: What’s behind the glassy-winged cicada – and why not only farmers are on alert.
New pest threatens potatoes and sugar beets: What’s behind the glassy-winged cicada – and why not only farmers are on alert.
On the night of 7 to 8 May in the Łódź province, ground temperatures in some places dropped to around -1°C. Although the scale of the phenomenon was not large, the effects of light frosts may leave their mark on this year’s crops of young potatoes.
As colheitas da estação seca já estão começando a ser colhidas.
The dry season crops are already beginning to be harvested.
Rain is affecting plantations on the Iberian Peninsula, while drought threatens major European producers. Below-average yields in Campo de Cartagena and conflicting news in the Guadalquivir Valley.
A chegada de bulbos no mês foi 54% maior que em março.
The arrival of bulbs in the month was 54% higher than in March.
The price of onions fluctuates wildly from year to year, harming both producers and consumers. Growing families are paid only 47 pesos per kilo, which isn’t even enough to cover planting costs.