How corona virus affected the non- farming activities
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Answer:To begin with, let’s examine to what extent the harvest of the 2019/20 growing season is affected by the crisis. The growing season started last autumn. In most cases, fields were sown in September or October 2019 (for winter grains such as wheat, barley and rye, rapeseed and catch crops, and green fodder). The share of these crops can be estimated at about 60% according to 2016 figures. This is just an estimate, since in some countries, the division between summer and winter crops is not clear. We assume that the largest part of grains (wheat and barley) and rapeseed are winter crops; however, a small proportion of these crops might be still seeded in summer.
For crop production, the largest part of the seeding process will be almost unaffected between now and the summer. Deliveries of seeds, fertilizer and plant protection products have been bought already, or are in stock at the traders and can still be purchased. Over the coming months crops like maize, potatoes, sugar beet and other summer crops are going to be seeded. However, in many EU countries, this work is done largely with machinery and on-farm labour only. Therefore, in the near-term perspective, there is little shortage to be expected.
In the longer term, the delivery of fertilizer via international markets may become a problem since some of the production plants in China have been shut down.
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