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Bad weather conditions affect agricultural production
China
Monday 19 April 2010
FJ
The biggest producing region of apples has just been struck by the frost.
An icy wind and some snow struck the North part of China whereas an exceptional drought continues to rage in the Southwest of the country.
A snowstorm struck the province of Heilongjiang, and made numerous damages.
A cold spell touched the North of the province of Shaanxi, the biggest region of production of apples. The frost struck the orchards of apple trees and is going to affect all the expected production.
In the Southwest, an exceptional drought continues and the authorities consider now that 121 million hectares of cultures are touched.
Source: china.org cn
