In the afternoon of yesterday 2 June, in the province of Foggia – in particular between Borgo Incoronata and Ordona but also in Carapelle and Cerignola – a very violent hailstorm hit which, in addition to completely covering the roads, caused a huge pile-up on Highway 16 which it involved eight cars and above all damage to tomato crops, vineyards and wheat fields.
“Hail is the adverse climatic event most feared by agriculture in this seasonal phase due to the irreversible damage it causes to crops in the field, because it hits fruit and vegetables in such a way as to cause them to fall or to damage them in such a way as to prevent their growth or leaving deformations which make them unsuitable for marketing. bigger than a tennis ball” highlights Coldiretti Puglia.
Cia Agricoltori Italiani of Capitanata is working to collect all the reports and start checks on the extent of the damage which, unfortunately, already appears significant.
The effects on the fields of the tropicalization of the climate have been disastrous and in a few moments it has eliminated the efforts of farmers who have lost production and will suffer the increase in costs due to the necessary reseeding, further processing, purchase of plants and seeds and additional use of machinery and fuel.
Thus regional councilor Paolo Dell’Erba of Forza Italia, as well as candidate for the European elections on 8 and 9 June: “When we don’t think about the drop in the price of wheat and other agricultural products or the increase in production costs, the weather conditions complicate the lives of farmers. If anyone hasn’t understood it yet, agriculture is at a I am stepping away from the abyss. National and European institutions must intervene with urgent measures to avoid a disaster, which has unfortunately been predicted. As a farmer I can perfectly understand what the farmers of Capitanata are experiencing and how many tears they will have shed in the last hours after yet another act of war. climate. A war that the agricultural world is fighting against everything and everyone and, unfortunately, is losing itndo”.
