Crop report - June 2007 (Saaz area)

1. Basic weather conditions datas

temperature °C

rainfalls mm

The weather in June had maintained the trend of warm and dry character. Especiallly at the end of first decade and during second decade was unusually warm and dry. As far as temperatures regards this June is higher than long term average and even last year. On the other hand as far as rainfalls regards stayed deeply under level of last year and even did not reach long term average.

2. Vegetation development

Because of warm weather sre hops still approx. 10 days ahead in their development, but because of high temperatures and draught in second decade broke down and even in some areas stoped the growth, it means in some areas it did not reach the top of constructions by the end of June. This is especially remarkable in case of older hopgardens and Saaz variety. According plants stage we guess, that the growth in these areas is in fact finished . On the other hand 10-years and younger hopgardens look good. The blossom was remarked during third decade , what is also for 10-14 days earlier than usual by Saaz variety.

3. Pests and diseases

The aphids had appeared in higher appearence- was nessesary to use spraying against it- Confidor 70 WG, Kohinor 70 WG, or Chess 25 WP. Dry and warm weather created good condition for red spider appearence.Next to Nissorun 10 WP was nessesary to use in areas where was appearence of red spider strong even further chemicals as Ortus 5 SP and Omite 30 W. Downy mildew is not very strong and fully under controll. Healthy stage of the hops can be evaluated as good.

4. Further information

According State testing and certify buero are hops grown in the Czech Republic in year 2007 by 139 subjects. Out of this :

• Saaz growing area – 94
• Auscha growing area – 31
• Trschitz growing area - 14

Further according State testing and certify buero information will be harvested in crop 2007 most probably slightly lower acreage than was reported by 30.4.2007- in this time it was 5.408 ha.