Crop report 2018 July (Saaz area)

1. Basic weather conditions datas

temperature °C

rainfalls mm

July was above average in terms of temperatures (+2.1 ° C) compared to the 30-year average. The rainfalls were below average (-17.4 mm). These data are from the weather station Žatec, which we present here for the Žatec region.

Rainfalls from January to July were generally below the long-term average (-18.4 mm). Compared to last year, when were not almost rainfalls is it 27.2 mm more. Also the number of tropical days was lower. The temperatures above 30 ° C were measured in 8 days.

2. Vegetation stage

So far, we can assess the condition of vegetation as good. The stands are mostly grown to the top of the construction. Heads are standard as compared to last year.

Overall, hops can be evaluated as average. Hop harvest will probably start in the period 20 - 25 August.

Due to the development of the weather and the condition of the stands we estimate the yield of hops rather average 1.05 - 1.15 t for the variety Saaz. For other hop variety Sladek, Premiant and Agnus the yield could be around 2.0 t.

3. Pests and diseases

The health condition of the hops is good. Chemical protection of hops was managed without problems as treatment against animal pests (hop aphid, red spider mite) as well as fungal diseases.