Rain decimates Tasmanian potato crop; processors fear European spuds will be dumped on Aussie market
Tasmanian potato growers, who produce the bulk of Australia’s French fries, are having a disastrous harvest. Months of wet weather is making it impossible to get onto paddocks in parts of the state.
五月 06, 2019
Climate extremes explain 18%-43% of global crop yield variations
Researchers from Australia, Germany, Switzerland and the US have quantified the effect of climate extremes, such as droughts or heatwaves, on the yield variability of staple crops around the world.
