Austria's severe frosts and numerous losses in orchards

Published 2023년 4월 13일

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Recent nights with temperatures as low as minus 8°C in Burgenland, Lower Austria, and Styria have led to frost damage in orchards, particularly affecting stone fruit trees such as apricots, plums, nectarines, and cherries, as well as apple and pear trees. The early development of plants due to above-average warm March temperatures, combined with the recent cold air from the north, has accelerated vegetation progress by over 14 days in the Wachau region. This sequence of early warmth and late frost is expected to continue posing a significant threat to crops, with potential complete failures of apricot crops and losses exceeding €200 million, as seen in the disastrous 2016 and in other frosty years. The increasing risk to crops is attributed to global warming, which causes vegetation to start earlier in the year.

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In Burgenland, Lower Austria and Styria, nights with temperatures as low as minus 8°C were recorded. As a result of early vegetation and low temperatures, frost damage occurred in the orchards Due to the above-average warm March, the development of plants is already well advanced. For example, in the Wachau, vegetation progresses more than 14 days earlier than the 10-year average. On the other hand, cold air from the far north has prevailed in recent days. In Burgenland, Lower Austria and Styria, nights with temperatures as low as minus 8°C were recorded. As a result of early vegetation and low temperatures, frost damage occurred in orchards - especially stone ones with apricots, plums, nectarines and cherries, as well as pome: apple and pear orchards. For apricots, complete failures are to be expected in some places. Many fruit growers still have bad memories of the disastrous 2016, with losses in excess of €200 ...

Source: Sady Ogrody