Crop report 2020 January - April (Saaz area)

1. Basic weather conditions datas (values of weather station Saaz)


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

The weather in January to April was significantly warmer as last year and warmer than long-term average. The rainfalls were the same as the long-term average. It rained more in February than in April. April was the driest in terms of the last few years and also significantly warmer.

2. Spring works and vegetation stage


The development of the weather allowed spring work to begin a little earlier. The cutting of hops began in mid-March for the hybrid varieties Sládek, Premiant and Agnus.The variety Saaz started on the end of March. The training of hybrid hops began around April 15. The variety Saaz was training partially on the end of the month.

The chemical protection of hops was carried out against fungi and animal pests, mainly against Hemp flea beetle. Its presence is significantly higher this year.

3. Overview of acreage in Czech Republic by 30.04.2020 (source ÚKZÚZ Saaz)


Odrůda

žatecko (ha)

z toho výsaz

úštěcko (ha)

z toho výsaz

tršicko (ha)

z toho výsaz

ČR (ha)

z toho výsaz

ŽPČ

3 301,6

100,7

413,3

7,5

486,1

70,1

4 201,0

178,3

Agnus

43,4

0,0

7,8

0,0

1,7

0,0

53,0

0,0

Blues

0,6

0,6

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,6

0,6

Bohemie

0,4

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,7

0,0

1,1

0,0

Boomerang

0,3

0,2

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,3

0,2

Cascade

1,0

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,0

1,0

0,0

Country

0,8

0,8

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,8

0,8

Gaia

0,3

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,3

0,0

Hallertauer Tradition

0,4

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,4

0,0

Harmonie

6,8

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,0

6,8

0,0

Hallertauer Perla

0,4

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,4

0,0

Kazbek

20,7

0,0

4,8

0,0

3,9

0,0

29,4

0,0

Premiant

106,3

9,1

36,6

0,0

47,5

5,1

190,5

14,2

Rubín

1,0

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,0

1,0

0,0

Saaz late

42,4

0,0

0,0

0,0

1,7

0,0

44,1

0,0

Saaz Special

41,5

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,0

41,5

7,0

Sládek

235,2

31,4

42,4

4,0

86,3

2,7

263,9

38,1

Vital

3,1

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,0

3,1

0,0

Ostatní

8,3

0,5

0,0

0,0

0,0

0,0

8,3

0,5

Celkem

3 814,5

143,3

504,8

11,5

628,0

77,8

4 947,4

239,7

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