USA: Florida blueberries are virtually unharmed by frost
Despite the recent frosts that have affected the United States and that have devastated certain fruit crops, Florida blueberries seem to have been spared and left virtually unharmed.
Según Dudley Calfee, presidente de la Asociación de Productores de Arándanos de Florida, la información que llega del campo indica que las heladas han provocado daños mínimos. «We pity the companions of the north«, señala. «Mother nature can be very cruel to agriculture sometimes«.
Las significativas pérdidas que han sufrido los cultivos de arándanos en Georgia supondrán que la temporada de recolección de los productores de Florida se alargará, según Calfee. «We could continue to collect profitably until the beginning of May, if we can keep our workforce«.
Unfortunately, not all Florida crops have escaped the frosts of St. Patrick's Eve. Gary K. England, director of the Hastings Agricultural Extension Center of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Florida, indicates that temperatures in the area dropped to -2,7 for several hours. Producers continue to assess the damage and those who did not cover their crops are likely to have to replant.
Source: Growingproduce.com
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