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Multiple grain crop failures.
Coming “faster than previously expected”
Extreme
cold results in severe agricultural damage across Europe, food prices
rising
5
March, 2018
Record-breaking
cold temperatures that hit Europe just before the start of 2018
meteorological spring, claiming lives of at least 50 people, are also
responsible for severe agricultural damage. While the full
extent of the damage won't be clear for quite some time, severe
damage is already evident and some food prices have already gone up.
A prolonged period of
extremely cold temperatures, accompanied by icy rain and snow that
hit Europe after unusually warm January and February claimed lives
of at least 50 people and caused severe agricultural damage
across the continent.
While it's too early to
know the full extent of the damage at this time, European farmers say
many cultures were almost in bloom and ready for spring before
extremely cold temperatures arrived.
Prolonged below
freezing temperatures were latter accompanied by freezing rain
and snow, accumulating damage with each passing day and
forcing farmers to increase their food prices.
Italy is just one of the
countries affected by recent extremely cold temperatures and
agricultural sector there speaks of significant damage, not only in
stone fruit, but also in vegetables.
"In
the coming days, we could see Spain taking over the demand for
broccoli or lettuce which was covered by Italy, but it is still early
to know. We are constantly in contact with customers to see how the
market develops," says Fernando
P. Góme, president of Proexport.
Images similar to the one
above were coming from all over Europe just 11 months ago...
Just
one of the results: 2017
EU wine harvest at historic low due to extreme weather
Germany
- Crop failure after the polar vortex phenomenon
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