“We will no longer come after the last damage to cleaning up, the next catastrophe is already coming,” many farmers nowadays complain in Burgenland. Horcan-like storm and Hagel destroyed the top wine garden in the Saintsbrunn region on Tuesday on Tuesday. A lot of wine growth are worried about this year’s Uhudler harvest.
On Tuesday evening, the Güssing district was chased by a serious storm that caused massive damage in agriculture and viticulture within a few minutes. In just 30 minutes on Tuesday afternoon, hurricane -like gusts wipe over parts of the district with heavy rain and hail. In particular affected: the region around Saints’ Brunn Hart of Uhudler culture in South Burgenland.
“You rarely experience anything like that,” says Harald Kaiser, winemaker from Saintsbrunn, visibly shocked. The area on Zeinerberg, where Kaiser’s Uhudler was honored just a few weeks ago as the “best of the year”, is now a photo of destruction.
2.5 hectares of vineyards were literally torn. “I expect a total failure,” said Kaiser. “The year is lost.” In particular problematic: the vineyard is open in many places ”, the winemaker explains. The fear of late consequences is approximately. A total of 800,000 euros in damage, according to Hail Insurance, only Tuesday. And that is already the second storm within four weeks that the region is.
At the beginning of May the damage was already 600,000 euros. “In the previous year we had to struggle with the black rot. We got a good grip on that. The year of the year could have been extraordinary,” says another winemaker.
Climate change is hard on the winemaker
Now there is nothing but frustration of hope. “It’s just debilitating. You can no longer meet the repair, then the next blow will come. The motivation is on the ground.” Moreover, the weather is increasing extreme year after year and so the insurance costs for many winemakers also become financial charges. Experience a new dimension of extreme weather, it is said.
Agriculture also suffers
Not only is viticulture influenced, but also agricultural cultures have suffered en masse due to the storm. Opts -gardens, grassland and arable land are damaged by a large area, and in many places it is no longer possible to be harvested. “We will no longer come after the last damage to Tidy Up, the next catastrophe is already coming,” farmers complain.
Source: Krone
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