Crop report 2011 January - April (Saaz area)

1. Basic weather conditions datas


temperature °C


Month

2011

2010

30-years average

"difference

(2011-2010)"

January

-0,7

-4,2

-2,0

3,5

February

-1,2

-2,3

-0,2

1,1

March

4,0

3,6

3,6

0,4

April

11,3

8,5

8,5

2,8

In total

13,4

5,6

9,9

7,8

rainfalls mm


Month

2011

2010

30-years average

"difference

(2011-2010)"

January

21,0

22,6

20,0

-1,6

February

8,8

7,4

19,0

1,4

March

26,8

10,2

23,0

16,6

April

28,0

24,6

32,0

3,4

In total

84,6

64,8

94,0

19,8


Years

2011

2010

Max. temperature - °C

24,6 (23.04.)

25,3 (30.04.)

Min. temperature - °C

-1,1 (18.04.)

-3,8 (03.04.)

Max. rainfalls - mm

14,2 (30.04.)

12,0 (12.04.)

Number of dry days

22

23

The weather was above long-term average as far as temperatures regards and under long-term average as far as rainfalls regard in the first four months this year, as you can see in the figure, see above "basic weather conditions datas".

2. Spring works and vegetation stage


The spring works namely the cutting of hops were on time thanks to warm and dry weather. By the end of April the wires were installed at the hopgardens and started the training of the hybrid varieties (Sladek and Premiant). We estimate the start of the training of the main variety Saaz in the period from 8th May, 2011 till 10th May, 2011. Preventive chemical treatment against downy mildew is running also.

3. Overview of acreage in Czech Republic by 30.04.2011


Variety

Saaz (ha)

planting out of that

Auscha (ha)

planting out of that

Trschitz (ha)

planting out of that

CZ (ha)

planting out of that

Saaz

3 160

147

499

33

510

5

4 169

185

Agnus

49

0

3

0

0

0

52

0

Bor

3

0

1

0

0

0

4

0

Fuggle

0

0

0

0

5

0

5

0

Harmonie

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Kazbek

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

Premiant

142

0

49

0

74

0

265

0

Rubin

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Sladek

171

0

19

4

75

0

265

4

Vital

2

1

0

0

0

0

2

1

Others

17

1

1

0

3

0

21

0

Acreage totally

3 547

150

572

37

667

5

4786

192

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