Crop report 2008 January-April (Saaz area)

1. Basic weather conditions datas


temperature °C


Month

2008

2007

30-years average.

difference (2008-2007)

January

2,0

5,7

-2,0

-3,7

February

3,4

4,5

-0,2

-1,1

March

4,2

6,4

3,6

-2,2

April

8,8

12,8

8,5

-4,0

Total

18,4

29,4

9,9

rainfalls mm


Month

2008

2007

30-years average.

Difference (2008-2007)

January

10,8

40,0

20,0

-29,2

February

7,2

32,6

19,0

-11,8

March

22,8

16,8

23,0

6,0

April

74,8

2,1

32,0

72,7

Total

115,6

91,5

94,0


Year

2008

2007

Max. temperature °C

23,1 (28.04.)

26,6 (27.04.)

Min. temperature °C

-1,6 (18.04.)

-0,1 (21.4.)

Max. rainfalls mm

11,6

1,3

Number of dry days

12

28

Total rainfalls during first quarter of the year was below long term average, April was already rich on rainfalls. April remarkably help with water deficit created during first free months of the year. Temperatures in first quarter was above long term average, April was already standart.

2. Spring works and vegetation stage


Due April s rainfalls was complicated cutting of the rous as well as wiring of the hopgardens. At the end of April started training of varieties Sladek, Premiant and Agnus. Saaz variety will be trained only at sekond half of May this year.

From the point of wiev of pests alfa alfa beatle appeared. Due wet weather must be monitored powdy mildew as well.

3. Owerview of acreage in the Czech Republic by 30.4.2008


Variety

Saaza (ha)

Auscha (ha)

Trschitz (ha)

totally (ha) 2008

2007

ŽPČ

3572

597

578

4748

4843

Agnus

51

0

0

52

51

Fuggle

0

0

5

5

3

Bor

6

7

0

13

17

Magnum

2

6

2

10

10

Premiant

149

44

64

267

249

Sládek

172

8

59

239

215

Others

10

1

0

11

1

Acreage totally

5345

5399

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