Crop report 2015 January - April (Saaz area)

1. Basic weather conditions datas


temperature °C


Month

2015

2014

30-years average

difference (2015-2014)

January

2,6

0,5

-2,0

2,1

February

0,8

1,9

-0,2

-1,1

March

5,2

6,4

3,6

-1,2

April

8,7

10,9

8,5

-2,2

In total

17,1

19,7

9,9

-2,6

rainfalls mm


Month

2015

2014

30-years average

difference (2015-2014)

January

13,6

18,4

20,0

-4,8

February

2,4

7,2

19,0

-4,8

March

32,2

12,2

23,0

20,0

April

34,0

61,6

32,0

-27,6

In total

82,2

99,4

94,0

-17,2


Years

2015

2014

Max. temperature - °C

24,1 (15.04.)

23,3 (07.04.)

Min. temperature - °C

-3,9 (07.04.)

-4,2 (17.04.)

Max. rainfalls - mm

12,8 (28.04.)

23,4 (28.04.)

Number of dry days

19

17

In comparison to the long-term average figure the first three months were of above-average temperatures. Rainfalls were very low, it only rained 48,2 mm which is about 13,8 mm less than the long-term average for the months of January to March.

In April, the rainfalls and temperatures had normal values in comparison with 30-years average.

2. Spring works and vegetation stage


Favourable weather conditions allowed realized of all spring work in April. Wiring and cutting hops went smoothly and efficiently.

The training of the hops varieties Sladek and Premiant began at end of April. We expect the training of the main variety Saaz around the 5th-10th May.

3. Overview of acreage in the Czech Republic by 30.04.2015 (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

3 183

284

433

57

416

25

4 032

366

Agnus

35

1

3

0

0

0

38

1

Bohemie

1

0

0

0

1

0

2

0

Bor

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Cascade

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

Perle

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Hallertau Traditon

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Harmonie

5

0

0

0

0

0

5

0

Kazbek

13

1

2

0

5

0

20

1

Premiant

100

3

36

0

43

0

179

3

Rubin

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Saaz Late

32

20

0

0

2

0

34

20

Saaz Special

20

9

0

0

0

0

20

9

Sladek

163

10

22

6

84

4

269

20

Vital

2

1

0

0

0

0

2

1

Others

11

1

0

0

0

0

11

1

Total

3 570

331

496

63

551

29

4 617

423

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