Crop report 2017 January - April (Saaz area)

1. Basic weather conditions datas


temperature °C


Month

2017

2016

30-years average

difference (2017-2016)

January

-4,7

-0,2

-2,0

-4,5

February

1,6

3,8

-0,2

-1,2

March

7,0

4,5

3,6

2,5

April

8,4

8,4

8,5

0,0

In total

12,3

16,5

9,9

-4,2

rainfalls mm


Month

2017

2016

30-years average

difference (2017-2016)

January

8,0

23,8

20,0

-15,8

February

15,2

23,4

19,0

-8,2

March

29,2

23,8

23,0

5,4

April

46,4

14,8

32,0

31,6

In total

98,8

85,8

94,0

13,0


Years

2017

2016

Max. temperature - °C

23,6 (10.04.)

24,2 (05.04.)

Min. temperature - °C

-3,5 (21.04.)

-3,7 (02.04.)

Max. raifalls - mm

12,8 (04.04.)

5,8 (13.04.)

Number of dry days

15

23

In comparison to the long-term average figure the January and February were of above-average temperature. By contrast, temperatures and raifalls were above average in March. Temperatures +3,4°C and rainfall +6,2 mm.

In April rainfalls were above-average + 14,4 mm and average temperature values in comparison with 30-years average.

2. Spring works and vegetation stage


Spring works a little bit ahead due to the warm climate in March, although the training of hybrids (Sladek, Premiant and Agnus) delayed slightly due to the cold weather in the second half of April.

The training of hybrids took place at turn of April and May. Training of Saaz will begin in the second week of May. The vegetations are slightly behind the past year.

3. Overview of acreage in the Czech Republic by 30.04.2017 (source ÚKZÚZ Saaz)


Compared to 2016, there was increase in the surface of 162 ha.

Variety

Saaz (ha)

planting out of that

Ausha (ha)

planting out of that

Trschitz (ha)

planting out of that

CZ (ha)

planting out of that

Saaz

3 390

204

459

23

472

35

4 321

262

Agnus

39

4

3

0

0

0

42

4

Bohemie

1

0

0

0

1

0

2

0

Cascade

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

24

10

5

2

5

0

34

12

Other

8

0

0

0

0

0

8

0

Perle

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Premiant

96

0

34

0

35

0

165

0

Rubin

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

Saaz Late

42

3

0

0

2

0

44

3

Saaz Special

26

7

0

0

0

0

26

7

Sladek

177

19

29

2

85

7

291

28

Vital

3

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

Total

3 815

247

530

27

600

42

4 945

316

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