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Cold weather devastates agricultural production
Russia
Wednesday 15 February 2012
MD
Struck by an exceptional cold, Russia will see decreased agricultural production and will be forced to increase imports.
The exceptionally cold weather affecting the country will have a negative effect on crops.
In Krasnodar Kray, located on the Black Sea, the temperature reached -31 ° C. Orchards of apples and plums should will be hit by 10 to 30%. In Saratov Kray that has seen -35 ° C, half of the vines may be lost. In the Rostov region, the lack of snow snow cover on fields, which acts as insulation against the cold, will cause the loss
of the wheat crop.
In the Astrakhan region, north of the Caspian Sea, a 70% loss of fruit from orchards is predictedt. In Kalmykiya, temperatures were 20 ° C below normal and frozen buds will lead to no harvest.
The country's agricultural officials have conceded that there will be serious damage to crops this year. It is too early to make a full assessment, but the damage will amount to billions of rubles.
In the Astrakhan region, north of the Caspian Sea, a 70% loss of fruit from orchards is predictedt. In Kalmykiya, temperatures were 20 ° C below normal and frozen buds will lead to no harvest.
The country's agricultural officials have conceded that there will be serious damage to crops this year. It is too early to make a full assessment, but the damage will amount to billions of rubles.
source : RadioFreEuropeRadioLiberty
