The return of winter increases considerably the expenses of the vegetables who have little until they put the products on the market or have already started harvesting. Farmers who cultivate cereals instead enjoy. Depending on the area, the fruit growers also worry about fruit production.
March snow, heavenly hand for some, high costs for others photo: collage
The snowfall of the last 24 hours are a heavenly hand for a good part of the farmers. They enjoy farmers who cultivate cereals and have hopes that they will be able to set up spring crops in good conditions, because they needed great water in the soil. It could have, in conditions of cold nights, some losses in the rapeseed, but they hope most, their culture will not be compromised.
“It is very good for our area. I appreciated around 15 liters/sqm, plus-minus two liters, it was. It comes very well. Now, for trees, for orchards, it may hurt tonight and tomorrow night. We have no orchard and we are not directly affected, but we must admit that they will suffer, the apricot and the peach I think will be massive losses ”said Teiu Păunescu, a farmer with hundreds of hectares of large culture, from Olt County.
The snow fallen during the night from Monday to Tuesday and on Tuesday will protect the rapeseed culture on the next night, but in the case of positive temperatures on Wednesday, followed by negative temperatures on Wednesday night, problems could occur. “The rapeseed, on cold nights, is more affected. New rainfall, because the heat comes, comes in summer, blows the wind … “, Păunescu said.
The snow fallen in the last 24 hours also creates conditions for the establishment of spring, sunflower and corn crops. In the absence of water, farmers would have had to resemble without using the cultivator.
After the dry year 2024, the farmers will be afraid of corn, because they had, in many areas, 100%damage. However, they are forced, says Teiu Păunescu, because the rotation of the crops is required.
“We put, because we are forced to put; We do not put 1,000 hectares, we put 600, because we have to make the rotations. Without rotation we cannot have healthy cultures ”, said the farmer.
Potatoes grown in the field in Dăbuleni, damage to farmers
For vegetables, the last snow is not exactly a reason for joy. Those who have planted in the solariums now make white nights, and the expenses increase enormously on the cold nights that are announced.
Dorian Roambă still has a harvest potatoes, which he failed to remove and sell. He cultivated, on February 15, encouraged by the unnatural heating of the weather, and in the field. The first frost is compromised, so he doesn’t know if he can save something. The situation was problematic and before the last snow, now it is even more obvious that it will pass them.
“We have two more solariums to remove, this week we start to remove. Let’s see, on Thursday-Friday. And in the field I had, but it took us the frost, now, when it is, if they give it again. With those in the field it is worse. On February 15, I put them. Only the seed, it was a ton and some potatoes, I took the ton with 3 lei/kg, 30 million I gave the ton. With cloth, with everything, I gave almost 2,000 euros ”, He evaluates his vegetable.
“This snow is not good for us here. We also have tomatoes put on the solariums, And it is not good because the cold begins, we have to put the heat cannons, diesel, diesel is 8 lei liter, there are high costs ”, adds the farmer.
Hard to evaluate if it will recover some of the loss of the potato price that AV manages to put on the market. The first price was good, 18-19 lei per kilogram in Pucheni Square, except that the good price never stays.
The fruit growers have, in their turn, the divided opinions, depending on the areas in which they have the orchard. In the north of Olt county, in Leleasca, snow is not a danger, says Stefan Stroe. “They did not give them the buds, they may not affect them. Stroe said.
“It is possible that between March 24-25, we will have rainfall”
After the abundant snowfall recorded in several areas of the country, the winter episode will continue in the following days, with low temperatures. The director of the National Meteorological Administration, Elena Mateescu, said, in a live intervention at Digi 24, that in the second part of the week the temperatures begin to rise.
“The heating will not be a significant one, as we had in the anterior episode of long-term values that approached 30 degrees, respectively 29 degrees in Calafat, but on Thursday the temperatures will increase slightly, 15-16 degrees, so that the weekend will bring an easy heating from the point of view of the temperatures, and on the 7th, The possible interest is a signal for the onset of next week. negative in the following nights and mornings ”said the meteorologist.
In the next nights, however, the minimums will be negative, temperatures between minus 9 to zero degrees, just below the threshold, minus 13 – minus 11 degrees in the depressions of eastern Transylvania, mentioned the meteorologist. And in the capital the temperatures in the next nights will be negative, minus 5 – minus 4 degrees Celsius.
