Crop report 2012 January - April (Saaz area)

1. Basic weather conditions datas


temperature °C


Month

2012

2011

30-years average

difference (2012-2011)

January

2,0

-0,7

-2,0

2,7

February

-3,4

-1,2

-0,2

-2,2

March

6,2

4,0

3,6

2,2

April

8,7

11,3

8,5

-2,6

In total

13,5

13,4

9,9

0,1

rainfalls mm


Month

2012

2011

30-years average

difference (2012-2011)

January

32,2

21,0

20,0

-1,6

February

3,6

8,8

19,0

1,4

March

9,0

26,8

23,0

16,6

April

45,8

28,0

32,0

3,4

In total

90,6

84,6

94,0

6,0


Years

2012

2011

Max. temperature - °C

28,9 (28.04.)

24,6 (23.04.)

Min. temperature - °C

-7,9 (09.04.)

-1,1 (18.04.)

Max. rainfalls - mm

18,8 (24.04.)

14,2 (30.04.)

Number of dry days

18

22

The weather in the first quarter of 2012 was different compared to the last two years. This year, the temperatures were higher compared to the last year and even compared to the long-term average. The reason for this are the high average temperatures measured in January and March. February was extremely cold with record frosts. The lowest temperature recorded in the station Hop Research Institute Co., LTD, Saaz was - 20.2 ° C. Rainfalls in the first quarter were below the long-term average.

In April the temperature was average and rainfalls above-average.

2. Spring works and vegetation stage


Spring works, mainly cut hops, done as plan. The wires were installed at the hopgardens by the end of April. At the end of the month, hybrid varieties were training (Sladek and Premiant). The first training of the Saaz is estimated in the period begining from 5. 5. 2012. We are currently caring out preventiv chemical treatment against downy mildew of hop, as well as treatment against alfalfa snout beetle, hemp flea beetle and whose abundance in recent years is much bigger, probably due to the cultivation of oilseed rape.

3. Overview of acreage in Czech Republic by 30.04.2012


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

3 032

78

398

2

424

0

3 854

80

Agnus

50

0

3

0

0

0

53

0

Bor

3

0

2

0

0

0

5

0

Fuggle

0

0

0

0

5

0

5

0

Harmonie

2

1

0

0

0

0

2

1

Kazbek

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Premiant

140

0

44

0

63

0

247

0

Rubín

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Saaz late

7

6

0

0

2

0

9

6

Saaz special

2

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

Sladek

163

0

18

3

60

0

241

3

Vital

3

1

0

0

0

0

3

1

Others

11

0

0

0

1

0

12

0

Acreage totally

3 415

86

465

5

555

0

4 435

91

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