Cold weather damages autumn trees in the EU

A sharp drop in temperatures in early December combined with high humidity adversely affected fall crops in the European Union and damaged plants in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Poland, where snow cover was insufficient, the regular monthly report of European Agency for the Monitoring of Agricultural Resources (MARS). A minor adverse impact is also expected in Finland and the Baltic republics. However, the snow that fell before the onset of the cold weather helped to protect autumn crops in south-eastern Germany, in Austria and the Czech Republic, in southern Poland and Slovakia. Excessive rains in part of the EU prevented the completion of soft wheat sowing in France, where about 10% ...