Crop report 2014 January - April (Saaz area)

1. Basic weather conditions datas


temperature °C


Month

2014

2013

30-years average

difference (2014-2013)

January

0,5

0,1

-2,0

0,4

February

1,9

0,0

-0,2

1,9

March

6,4

0,0

3,6

6,4

April

10,9

8,8

8,5

2,0

In total

19,7

9,0

9,9

10,7

rainfalls mm


Month

2014

2013

30-years average

difference (2014-2013)

January

18,4

16,0

20,0

2,4

February

7,2

31,4

19,0

-24,2

March

12,2

19,8

23,0

-7,6

April

61,6

21,6

32,0

40,

In total

99,4

88,8

94,0

10,6


Years

2014

2013

Max. temperature - °C

23,3 (07.04.)

26,8 (18.04.)

Min. temperature - °C

-4,2 (17.04.)

-7,7 (08.04.)

Max. rainfalls - mm

23,4 (28.04.)

5,8 (18.04.)

Number of dry days

17

15

In comparison to the last year the first three months were significantly warmer than the long-term average. Rainfalls were very low, it only rained 37,8 mm which is about 24,2 mm less than the long-term average.

In April, it continued to the hot and dry almost until the end of the month. Greater rainfalls came to the 26th and the 28th April (19,6 and 23,4 mm). In April, the temperatures and rainfalls were above average.

2. Vegetation stage


Dry and warm weather allowed an earlier beginning of spring works. Wiring and cutting hops went smoothly and efficiently. Vegetation (eg oilseed rape began to bloom already in the middle of April) is generally 2-3 weeks ahead, but this does not apply to hops due to the cut of the hops.

The training of the hops varieties Sladek and Premiant are already underway. We expect the training of the main variety Saaz around the 5th May.

3. Overview of acreage in the Czech Republic by 30.04.2014 (source ÚKZÚZ Saaz)


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

3 094

260

407

47

403

23

3 904

330

Agnus

37

0

3

0

0

0

40

0

Bohemie

1

0

0

0

1

0

2

0

Bor

1

0

2

0

0

0

3

0

Perle

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Hallertau Traditon

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Harmonie

6

3

0

0

0

0

6

1

Kazbek

11

9

2

2

5

5

18

16

Premiant

99

8

40

0

48

8

187

16

Rubin

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Saaz Late

13

5

0

0

2

0

15

5

Saaz Special

11

2

0

0

0

0

11

2

Sladek

171

15

20

4

81

17

272

36

Vital

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Others

10

0

0

0

0

0

10

0

Acreage totally

3 458

300

474

53

540

53

4 472

406

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