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Ukraine: Crimean growers say of full loss of sweet cherry crop
Crimean growers count their losses from a cold spell registered in the peninsula in the last weekend.
Temperature went down to 4-7 degrees below zero, and losses from that decrease are already serious. According to Fruit-Inform, plums and apricots suffered the least. A decrease in peach production will stand at no less than 10-12%. As regards sweet cherries, the cold spell was devastating for them. Crimean growers assess that about 65% of sweet cherry crop will be lost with some farms reporting the losses of stonefruit at 100%.
Those growers that managed to save a part of their crop dread another cold spell expected in Ukraine this Thursday. Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center forecasts a sharp fall in temperature together with snow and rain in the majority of regions on April 3rd and 4th.
More detailed information about the Ukrainian berry and cherry market development will be presented at the 5th International Conference “Berries of Ukraine-2014: Frozen Produce & Fresh Market” which is to take place on May 22-23, 2014, Feride Plaza, Vinnytsia, Ukraine. All information about the event is available here. To take part in the conference, please fill out an application form, or contact International Relations Department of Fruit-Inform:
tel: +380 562 320795 (ext. - 341)
cell: +380 96 5836323 (Ievgen Kuzin)
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