Crop articles
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Rainiest April since 1932 last month; Major issues for crop farmers
Last month was the wettest April in the Netherlands since 1932. An average of 93 millimeters of rain fell across the country last month, compared to 42 mm in a typical April, Weeronline reported. Farmers are very worried about their crops.
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‘Washout winter’ spells price rises for UK shoppers with key crops down by a fifth
Analysts say impact on wheat, barley, oats and oilseed rape harvests means price rises on beer, bread and biscuits and more food importedUK harvests of important crops could be down by nearly a fifth this year due to the unprecedented wet weather farmers have faced, increasing the likelihood that the prices of bread, beer and biscuits will rise.Analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has estimated that the amount of wheat, barley, oats and oilseed rape could drop by 4m tonnes...
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South Cotabato in state of calamity as El Niño destroys P200M in crops and livestock
South Cotabato is the second of the four provinces in the Soccsksargen to be placed under a state of calamity