Crop report 2019 January - April (Saaz area)

1. Basic weather conditions datas


temperature °C


Month

2019

2018

30-years average

difference (2019-2018)

January

0,5

3,4

-2,0

-2,9

February

2,0

-2,2

-0,2

4,4

March

7,2

1,5

3,6

5,7

April

9,6

12,5

8,5

-2,9

In total

19,3

16,2

9,9

10,1

rainfalls mm


Month

2019

2018

30-years average

difference (2019-2018)

January

12,6

28,2

20,0

-15,6

February

19,8

4,0

19,0

15,8

March

22,6

35,6

23,0

-13,0

April

30,6

21,6

32,0

9,0

In total

85,6

89,4

94,0

-3,8


Years

2019

2018

Max. temperature - °C

25,7 (26.04.)

27,1 (21.04.)

Min. temperature - °C

-4,1 (14.04.)

-4,4 (07.04.)

Max. rainfalls - mm

23,4 (29.04.)

14,0 (16.04.)

Number of dry days

25

21

Comparing the basic data on temperatures and rainfalls, the first quater can be compared to above-average warm, mainly in March, when the temperature was 3.6°C higher than the long-term average.

The rainfalls in individual months varied over the long-term average, although the mont of April could be assessed as extremely dry as it did not rain until April 25 in the Saaz area. The first rainfall was April 26, 6.0 mm and April 29, 23.4 mm. At the same time, it cooled significantly.

2. Spring works and vegetation stage


As in the previous year, spring works in hop gardens started a little ahead. The cutting of hops of the hybrid varieties Sladek, Premiant and Agnus began in mid-March.

The cut of the main variety of Saaz started at the end of March. Due to the weather conditions of April when the temperatures were not as high in 2018, the state of vegetations are in normal.

The training of hybrids hops varieties began aroun April 15th. The training of main hops variety Saaz will began on the usual dates from April 5. - 10.

Chemical protection of hops was conducted against fungal diseases and pests and mainly against Hemp flea beetle, whose occurrence is significantly higher this year.

3. Overview of acreage in Czech Republic by 30.04.2019 (source ÚKZÚZ Saaz)


Compared to 2018, the total area of 22 ha, and for the variety Saaz dropped by 88 ha.

Variety

Saaz (ha)

planting out of that

Area 2018

Ausha(ha)

planting out of that

Area 2018

Trschitz (ha)

planting out of that

Area 2018

CZ (ha)

planting out of that

Area 2018

Saaz

3 360

120

3 401

429

4

457

475

10

494

4 264

134

4352

Agnus

48

14

37

8

5

3

2

0

2

58

19

42

Bohemia

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

0

2

Cascade

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

Harmonie

8

8

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

0

7

Kazbek

24

0

25

5

0

5

4

0

4

33

0

34

Premiant

111

28

99

36

4

32

46

8

39

193

40

170

Rubin

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

2

Saaz late

44

0

44

0

0

0

2

0

2

46

0

46

Saaz Special

41

7

34

0

0

0

0

0

0

41

7

34

Sladek

215

25

199

38

3

36

91

13

87

344

41

322

Vital

3

0

3

0

0

1

0

0

0

3

0

4

Other

10

0

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

0

10

Total

3 867

194

3863

516

16

534

621

31

629

5 004

241

5026

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