Severe Frosts Ravage WA Winter Crop, Study: CO2 from Australia’s Wildfires Offset by Algal Blooms, + Gas Shortages Begin Closing Industry Across Europe
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September 17, 2021 Cap Allon
Frosts Harm WA Winter Crop
SEVERE frosts in Western Australia’s central grain belt and a dry spring have conspired to shave around 700,000 tonnes off the state’s winter crop estimates in the past month, reports graincentral.com.
In its September crop report, the Grain Industry Association of WA (GIWA) is now predicting the state will produce 19.307 million tonnes (Mt) of winter crop, down from the 20.027Mt forecast just a month ago, with further drops expected.
GIWA Board member and report author, Michael Lamond, said the recent frost had shifted attention away from the lack of spring rain. The very cold temperatures experienced in early September will reduce deliveries by growers in the worst hit areas by at least 50 per cent on what was expected prior to the frost events, explained Lamond.
https://electroverse.net/frosts-ravage-wa-winter-crop-co2-from-australias-wildfires-offset-by-algal-blooms-gas-shortages-close-industry-across-europe/
