'Harvest 2026 Came Even Earlier than Last Year's Record-Breaking Season'
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Several wine growers in the Aude and the Pyrénées-Orientales began to harvest, at least a week ahead. A precocity linked to the high heats that recalls the impact of climate change on crops.
To start "on July 30, it is more than exceptional, still 43 years ago that I am in the vineyard, it is the first time in my life that I harvest in July", explains Alain Gleyzes, viticulturalist at La Palme (Aude), who began at night on Thursday to harvest a muscat grapes small grain, destined for the manufacture of a sparkling white. President of the name Fitou, he has been fighting for years against drought and has even had to remove at the end…
After the first harvested barley was delivered to grain elevators operating in Lithuania, the first harvest forecasts for this year are being announced. According to the agribusiness company Linas Agro, this year's harvest of grain and other crops is expected to be no worse than last year.
Since the 1980s, harvest dates in France have been advancing ever more in the calendar, a net marker of global warming and a phenomenon with multiple implications.
In Lorraine, it's already time to pick the mirabelles. With the high heat and lack of water, the harvest is early. But don't worry, the fruits are still beautiful. Up to 6,000 tons of mirabelles are expected.
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