The winter is coming in Finland and the cold weather is affecting the tomato production

Text: Correspondent Iara Siqueira In Finland, winter is coming, starting in September, the weather starts to get colder, darker and with snow, the tomato growers in the study are already starting to feel the impacts. There, the crops most affected by the cold are cucumber and tomato in greenhouses, which reduces production. According to data from the Finnish Association of Greenhouse Producers “All companies operating in winter will have the same problems”. One solution found by producers is the installation of solar panels, even if it doesn't help much, the Finnish winter has little sunlight and higher demand for electricity. The country meets 60% of the local demand with the national production of tomatoes, the ...