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Major crop losses

Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 10:47 am
by Admin
USDA provides the latest data on global crop yields ... https://apps.fas.usda.gov/psdonline/cir ... uction.pdf

The great global warming experiment is under way. More widespread drought and hot/cold weather extremes may gradually change the ratio of crop successes/failures.

Re: Major crop losses

Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 10:49 am
by Admin
Midwest crops smashed by blizzard, after being hit by record floods ... https://www.activistpost.com/2019/10/hi ... -seen.html

Re: Major crop losses

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2019 9:52 am
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Australian drought smashes crops ... https://www.afr.com/companies/agricultu ... 020-p532cr

Re: Major crop losses

Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2019 9:29 am
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Australian crop income slashed 20 per cent since 2000 .... https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019- ... s/11809500

Re: Major crop losses

Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2021 9:38 am
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East Ukraine/Russian wheat crops hit ... https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/a ... -sea-wheat

Re: Major crop losses

Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2021 7:51 am
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Re: Major crop losses

Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2021 10:22 pm
by Admin
Global agriculture productivity 'down 21% since 1961', which means that though total output is up, it would have been up a lot more without climate change.

https://phys.org/news/2021-04-climate-g ... 1960s.html

Re: Major crop losses

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2021 5:48 pm
by Admin
China appears to be short of grain from poor crops, but info is sparse because the crop reporters have apparently disappeared ... https://amp.abc.net.au/article/100219524

Meanwhile, the USA and Brazil are experiencing severe drought.

Re: Major crop losses

Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2022 11:12 am
by Admin
Ukraine war may affect global wheat prices as Ukraine is a 'bread basket', experts say.

However global wheat supply appears steady in the attached USDA data.

Re: Major crop losses

Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2022 12:24 pm
by Admin
Wheat-growing countries look to retaining their wheat as crisis looms ... https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/ka ... r-exports/