Brazil: Apple orchards for the 2022/23 harvest are being affected by the weather

Published 2022년 11월 17일

Tridge summary

The 2022/23 apple crop in the South of Brazil is facing potential harm due to erratic weather conditions, particularly affecting the production of gala and fuji apples in Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina. Incorrect weather conditions during the periods of budding, flowering, and initial fruit development have adversely impacted these apple varieties. However, early apples such as eva, grown in Porto Amazonas and Lapa do Paraná, are expected to have a positive harvest due to anticipated low temperatures in May and a satisfactory winter, which have favored the dormancy of the orchards and extended the fruit filling period. The eva harvest in Paraná is predicted to start in the first half of December, with an increased volume and larger fruit size compared to the previous campaign.

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Original content

The 2022/23 apple crop is under development in the South and, in general, the erratic weather could harm it. According to agents consulted by Hortifruti/Cepea, the biggest concern is with gala and fuji, which concentrate their production in Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina. In the periods of budding, flowering and initial fruit development, rain, frost and even snow were recorded in the mountains of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, harming the formation of apples, which needed a warmer climate in the period. As for early apples, such as eva, whose production is concentrated in the regions of Porto Amazonas and Lapa do Paraná, the prospects are positive. The anticipated low temperatures in May and the satisfactory winter favored the dormancy of the orchards and resulted in ...

Source: Agrolink