date:May 31, 2013
rop losses has been the weather, which has created large differences in the amount of loss over the years.
In 2011, the report says the harvest estimates were missed by nearly 10 per cent because of adverse weather conditions. These conditions impacted not only the quantity of the harvest but also the quality, which determine the future use of the crop.
So a farmer cannot say exactly at the beginning of the season how many tonnes are going to be harvested nor whether the crop will be able to b