40 to 50 percent crop loss for stone fruit, but nice quantities of watermelons
"In the Emilia-Romagna region, many fields are under water, which has caused the loss of some crops such as melons and stone fruit. In Sicily, peaches and nectarines are also produced, and the flowering has been equally affected by the weather. Accordingly, there will be less produce," says Paride Capocefalo, managing director of Pronto Service Ltd. In the case of stone fruit, he expects
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