Because of Drought: 40 Percent Less Vegetables and 30 Percent Less Fruit
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In addition to arable and viticulture, the fruit and vegetable farmers have also been hit hard by heat and drought. Fruit production is expected to be around 30 per cent less. Vegetable production is even more likely to be affected: on average, the harvest is expected to be 40 per cent lower there. Individual crops such as Chinese cabbage and herb are threatened with losses of up to 50 per cent.
Specifically, a quarter less carrots and onions and a third less apples are said to have been harvested.
Heat and dryness cause crop losses of 30 percent in fruit and 40 percent in vegetables in Austria. China cabbage and herb are particularly affected.
Heat and drought have caused the fruit and vegetable harvest in Austria to shrink this year: for individual crops, the losses amount to up to 50 percent.
VIENNA. In addition to arable and viticulture, the fruit and vegetable farmers have hit hard this year.
Moosbrugger and Kohlfürst are calling for investments in climate fitness and irrigation Heat and drought have led to massive losses in fruit and vegetables this year and confirmed the expected losses already in August. In fruit production, around 30% less harvest is expected, while in vegetable production, the losses are on average 40%. For individual crops, the losses are even up to [...] The contribution Heat and drought caused significant los…
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