As the season for pomegranates kicks off in the Northern Hemisphere, countries like the Netherlands and the UK will welcome the new harvest arriving from Egypt, Israel and Spain, and North America anticipates a good harvest in California.
The re-opening of the catering sector in the US is boosting sales of lemon across the country just as the weather in Turkey has benefited the crop.
Over the last 10 years, the table grape industry has shown great dynamism, especially in the Southern Hemisphere.
In Spain, South Africa and China, adverse weather conditions during the growing seasons have severely limited the production of lemons, with up to 40% losses in the Chinese production due to frost damage.
Medical and adult use cannabis production could provide new sources of taxable revenue for countries seeking to recover financially in the aftermath of the pandemic.
Our entire food chain is reliant upon the availability of sufficient water to cultivate crops. Without water, our food supply dries up too. Whether crops are rain-dependent or get their water through flood, furrow or drip irrigation, the reality remains that human sustenance is entirely dependent on water.
