Drought could ruin the wheat harvest in the Silistra region of Bulgaria, frosts took away plums and apricots

Published 2022년 5월 13일

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The article highlights the concerns of Velika Slavova, the chairman of the Niva agricultural cooperative in Ishirkovo, Silistra, about the impact of dry weather and cold spring on the autumn crop yields. Despite the current lack of rain, which is affecting wheat development, she remains hopeful with the possibility of a good harvest if the weather improves. The cooperative is planting a variety of crops, including wheat, barley, and rapeseed, but has seen damage to the first inflorescences from March frosts, leading to lower expected yields. Additionally, the article touches on the uncertainty among farmers about the new wheat harvest price, which is expected to be no lower than BGN 600 / t due to existing costs and the rise in prices of consumer goods.

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So far, the condition of cereal crops is good, but in fact the weather is quite dry, and since January so far there is only 100 ml / sq. m, and the good amount is at least 200 ml / sq.m, but unfortunately there is no rain. So far there are no yellowed autumn crops, but the wheat crops have remained very low, Velika Slavova, chairwoman of the Niva agricultural cooperative in the Silistra village of Ishirkovo, told Agrozona. The reason for this is the cold spring, which has led to a lag in the development of wheat. With good rains, the lag will be overcome and there will be a good harvest of autumn crops, she is convinced. The springs are in good condition, sprouted regularly and do not feel an acute need for water. In the cooperative, which takes care of about 30,000 decares, 8,500 decares are sown with wheat, there are 2,500 decares of barley and 3,000 decares of rapeseed. However, there is a problem with it, since the frosts in March, which reached -5 degrees, the first ...

Source: Agrozona