Climate change, eh? It'd make you think . . . What's it supposed to be? Apparently my
climate change is different to his, hers, theirs (over there) and the others too.
Seems there could be short, medium and long term
climate change in circulation, as it has always been but also with some new change symptoms certainly being observed - in some places, sometimes.
An example of symptoms, on the land:-
. . . . The Spanish stone fruit season got off to a bumpy start at Van Dijk Foods Belgium too. In mid-April, they got their first nectarine and peach volumes. They were of excellent quality," says Henk Vlaeminck. "It was very sunny then, so they had high brix values. In the following weeks, however, Spain's water availability problems marked these fruits, making it difficult to get good quality stone fruit. Those growers are very concerned about the drought. It rained in late May, but it was torrential, which didn't solve the water problem. The water runs off very quickly, which doesn't help. It must have time to soak into the soil."
That meant that until early June, nectarine and peach prices were high, these specialists say. "It stayed dark and colder here for a long time, so demand also lagged slightly. As the temperature slowly rose, sales increasingly picked up," Henk explains.
. . . . Climate issues seem to be worsening in many places, and there's limited water availability. Be it cherries, stone fruit, kiwis, or oranges. Supply is quite limited, and prices are high. It means plenty of fruit is becoming almost luxury items," Henk concludes.
Weather-related issues characterize the Spanish import season. Several heavy rainstorms followed a long dry spell, which caused problems with, for example, Spanish soft fruit supply and…
www.freshplaza.com
As they say . . . Money talks
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