Agronomist of the Augusta Zemenes model Guntar Dzerve mentioned that this 12 months, because of the intense warmth, the strawberry harvest is nice, however within the warmth the strawberries ripen too rapidly. Decreasing the temperature may enhance the scenario. It’s nonetheless unattainable to evaluate what the harvest can be like as a complete, however Augusta zemenes plans to reap strawberries till October.
Dzerve additionally famous that because of the intense warmth, pests could also be multiplying on the sector in the intervening time. For instance, thrips, which may trigger vital injury to strawberry yields and improve their price. Nonetheless, he emphasised that the season has simply begun and if the farm has irrigation gear, then the drought shouldn’t hurt.
The agronomist famous that the value of merchandise depends upon the amount of native strawberries, provide and demand available on the market. He predicted that in this 12 months’s lively season, costs for berries will fall, however won’t be considerably decrease than final 12 months. The worth of strawberries in the course of the lively season will stay between 3.50-5.50 euros per kilogram, however when the lively season ends, the value of strawberries will improve.
Representatives of Mālpils zemenes LLC famous that this 12 months the strawberries will ripen sooner than in different years, however the harvest quantity will most likely be lower than final 12 months. The period of the harvest and the preparation interval for strawberries depends upon the warmth. Due to this fact, representatives of “Mālpils zemenes” predict that because of the warmth, even late kinds of strawberries could start to ripen two weeks sooner than ordinary.
Final 12 months, strawberries have been harvested till the start of August, however this 12 months it might finish on the finish of July, representatives of “Mālpils zemenes” predict. Sometimes the harvest time is a few month, however this 12 months it might be shorter. On account of excessive warmth, strawberries could ripen sooner—in about two to a few weeks. Additionally, within the warmth, the berries rapidly flip purple and reduce in dimension. In fixed warmth, seedlings rapidly produce flower heads, however the berries ripen earlier than reaching their potential dimension.
Representatives of “Mālpils zemenes” mentioned that one of many early kinds of strawberries didn’t overwinter properly on an space of two hectares, because the seedlings didn’t develop leaves. Due to this fact, this 12 months the seedlings are weaker and there can be fewer berries. Additionally, attributable to early frosts and hail, potential yields might be diminished by roughly 10%. If a hailstone hits a strawberry flower, the berry creating from the affected flower could also be of poor high quality.
Berries may also undergo from extended rain and fixed warmth, since extended humidity promotes rotting, and extended warmth promotes the event of pests, untimely ripening of berries and a lower in high quality.
Firm representatives additionally emphasised that the sweetness of the berry is created by the distinction of heat days and funky nights. Because of this, strawberries grown in Latvia are normally sweeter than these grown overseas. Nonetheless, lately, the temperature distinction has decreased considerably; the berries are not as candy as they have been a number of years in the past.
Additionally, representatives of the strawberry business emphasised that at the moment there’s a scarcity of labor in all sectors and “Mālpils zemenes” isn’t any exception.
Then again, representatives of the Šalmīšu zemenes farm said that just about all the early strawberry harvest was misplaced attributable to heavy rains and thunderstorms. Hail and drought additionally negatively affected the harvest. Farm officers predict that the late strawberries can be prepared in about one to 2 weeks. Late strawberries have been affected by spring frosts.
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2024-06-13 05:20:41