Tag: harvests
terrible agricultural harvests for the second year in a row
From Africa to South Asia, everywhere around the globe, climate change is putting pressure on agriculture. A phenomenon also observed in the United Kingdom. 2 mins With our correspondent in…
No likely price pressure despite promising harvests
According to Lantmännen’s forecast, this year’s Swedish harvest will total 5.4 million tonnes of grain. This is significantly better than last year’s 3.4 million tonnes and corresponds to an average…
contrasting results for the 2023 harvests
The harvest is almost coming to an end in France with the first estimates of the harvest which should be very qualitative. But now, the results are very mixed, in…
At the Paris Agricultural Show, gloom and concern for the 2023 harvests in Africa
Professionals take stock of agricultural production. It is down in Europe and worrying in Africa where cereal imports have also fallen sharply. In one year, the consumption of chemical fertilizers…
Record hot August in China – harvests threatened
Published: Less than 1 hour ago full screen Farmer Li Siming in his dry rice field outside Chonqing, China in August. Photo: Mark Schiefelbein/AP/TT This year’s August was the hottest…
Record hot August in China – harvests threatened
This summer’s unusually intense heat wave has dried up tributaries, sweated crops and caused power outages in the southern parts of China in particular. During August, several days with temperatures…
The record heat hits the wine harvests
In the Bordeaux district of France, the grapes are now harvested a few weeks earlier than usual. The reason is climate change, to which the wine industry must now adapt.…
Good harvests and high prices: “Important to get the coffers ringing”
On the property outside Västerås, Mats Eriksson harvests winter wheat – and rejoices in this year’s dividend. – I have never had such a good start, he says. The good…
Severe drought in Italy – harvests are lost
The river Po is Italy’s longest river and acts as a conduit for agricultural production in the fertile northern parts of the country. The river helps irrigate rice fields and…