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23.08.2010 Canola damaged by hail in Australia (pictures) Canola fields were damaged by hail in Australia. Hail size was about 20 mm in diameter. Pictures were taken right after hail and seven days after.
18.08.2010 Hail damage to vegetables (pictures) What at first seemed like a mild three-minute hail storm did an impressive amount of crop damage right across the market garden. One of those sudden, short storms that’ve been popping up more or less several times a day built up, rain started to come down quite heavily, this time with a sharp wind, and after a couple of minutes, HAIL joined the action.
18.08.2010 Hail damage to vegetables in the USA A severe hailstorm passed through Pittsboro around 5:00 pm Tuesday evening, May 20, 2008. At least six farms within a 3 mile radius of Pittsboro received damage, and some farms experienced a total loss of some crops. The photos below depict damage at four of these farms.
24.06.2010 Ukraine - Insurance company Providna paid out 11700 UAH for perished winter barley in Sumy oblast Insurance company Providna paid out compensation to the farm in Sumy oblast (Konotop region) for winter barley perished. The farm experienced loss of 17 hecaters of winter barley (one field). The sum of compensation is 11 900 UAH (about 1500 USD). Crop perished because of low temperatures last winter. (pictures)
07.06.2010 Damaged winter wheat in Cherkassy oblast (pictures) Last autumn the farm in Cherkassy oblast signed crop insurance contract. Winter wheat was insured for wintering period. In April insurance experts surveyed fields and established significant crop damage. Winter wheat plants perished due to unfavorable weather last winter. The main reasons for crop loss were low temperatures and ice crust at the soil surface.
02.06.2010 Winter damage of vines at the south of Ukraine Last autumn a farm insured vines at the south of Ukraine. The coverage period was from autumn untill harvest. Winter was severe with exteme low temperatures. Most damage was observed at the imported vine varieties. Insurance company conducted surveys in spring and recorded vines damage. (pictures)
31.05.2010 Ukrainian Agricultural Insurance Company will compensate farmers' losses (pictures) The experts of insurance company surveyed insured fields in April. Farmers in Poltava oblast insured winter wheat last autumn but the weather was severe and some plants did not survived. Ice crust stayed at the fields for over 40 days. The experts agreed that ice crust was the main factor for crop loss. The company's experts conducted surveys and assisted farmers to prepare documents for payouts.
10.05.2010 Ukraine - damaged winter wheat fields in Sumy oblast (pictures) Pictures of winter wheat fields in Sumy oblast provide the overview of the winter damage. The crop was damaged last winter by low temperatures, excessive moisture and water staying in the low places. According to the assessment, damage constitute about 30%.
27.04.2010 Ukraine - perished winter barley and wheat in Donetsk oblast At the beginning of April experts surveyed insured fields of grain winter crops in Donetsk oblast. At one farm crops perished during winter. The fields were insured against total winterkill.
26.04.2010 Barley fields damaged by snow mold Experts surveyed barley fields in Sumy oblast. plants were damaged by snow mould. Total crop loss agreed. Insurance company works over documents to pay out compensation
21.04.2010 Ukraine - rye fields after winter (pictures) Experts surveyed rye fields after winter in Sumy oblast (Northern Ukraine). There is moderate crop loss because of snow mould. About 15-20% of plants perished.
20.04.2010 Ukraine - perished canola crop in Vinnitsa oblast (pitures made in spring 2010) Insurance experts conduct now field surveys. Last week experts surveyed canola fields in Vinnitsa (Ukraine). Totally lost canola plants pictured at photos.During winter snow cover was over 1 meter high. At the end of March snow melted rapidly and plants were completely washed away.
11.04.2010 Ukraine - barley fields survived winter 2010 Pictures of barley when accepted for insurance in autumn 2009. The same fields reestablished vegetation in spring 2010 pictured.
29.03.2010 Severe drought in SW China makes no harvest The sustaining severe drought ravaged southwest China's Yunnan Province since last October and made no harvest of crops. Pictures
15.01.2010 Greenhouse collapsed this week because of snow The only greenhouse, developed with many million euros of government money, in the Emmer horticultural area Rundedal, near Barger-Compascuum collapsed this week.
15.01.2010 Freeze in Florida damaged crops Orange groves in Florida face their biggest damage threat since the state’s freezing weather began more than a week ago as temperatures drop to record lows in some areas.
20.10.2009 Ukraine - Hail in July, 2009 damaged canola crop in Cherkassy oblast Hail damaged canola fields on July 3 and 13, 2009. Risk event was reported for Korsun-Shevchenkovsky region of Cherkassy oblast. Damage to crop was minor due to favorable crop development phase. According to insurers, yield reduction should not exceed 10-15% of the expected yield.
14.10.2009 Ukraine - peas field damaged by hail in Cherkassy region In early July hail damaged peas in Cherkassy region. Damage happened just 3 days before harvesting. Insurance experts surveyed the field and recorded total yield loss.
14.09.2009 Canada - hail damaged spring wheat in Alberta At the beginning of August hail and strogn wind damaged spring wheat at the central part of Alberta. At some fields damage and loss rate was as high as 80%. See pictures.
14.09.2009 Canada - hail damaged corn in Alberta Hail sized up to 30 mm damaged crops in the central part of Alberta province (Red Deer area) on August 11, 2009. At some fields up to 80% of crop perished. The field we show was insured and loss adjusters visited the farm after about 10 days after this risk event.
18.06.2009 Ukraine - hail damaged canola in Rivne oblast (photos) Canola was damaged at the area of about 100 hectares in Radiviliv region of Rivna oblast. The crop was insured and the insurance expert have already conducted initial survey. The loss adjusters forecast yield reduction at the level of 30-35% but the final yield assessment will be done later when canola will be harvested.
29.05.2009 Mice damaged crops at the South of Ukraine Insurance company insured winter crops (winter wheat, rye and canola) against winterkill last autumn. Area insured constituted over 8 thousand hectares. In spring the client reported crop loss at the area of about 2 thousand hectares. Surveyors reported over 5-7 mice colonies per hectare at canola fields and about 15-17 colonies at the rye fields. (see fotos)
05.02.2009 USA - fish farmers hardest-hit by the cold-weather snap, fruit growers assess damage Local tropical fish farmers appear to be the hardest-hit by the recent cold-weather snap, but citrus and strawberry growers in Central Florida also reported some damage from temperatures that sank to the mid-20s. Elsewhere in the state, sweet corn, lettuce and snap beans in South Florida and tomatoes in the Palmetto-Ruskin area appeared to sustain damage
11.08.2008 11 cattle killed in lightning strike in Germany A bolt of lightning killed 11 cattle that took shelter under a tree during a storm in southern Germany. The loss of the livestock was estimated at euro50,000 (US$77,945). Two of the herd survived the lightning strike.
07.06.2010 Adjusting Hail and Storm Damage on Maize seminar - September 8-10, 2010, Switzerland International Association of Agricultural Production Insurers offers a seminar on hail and storm damage on corn. The seminar is jointly organized by the association and Swiss Hail. the seminar will be conducted on September 8-10, 2010 in Egerkingen. Enrolment - by August 1, 2010. 12.04.2010 Remote Sensing Index-Based Crop Insurance Working Group meeting - August 10-11, 2010, USA The 2nd International Working Group On Remote Sensing Index-Based Crop Insurance will take place on August 10-11, 2010 in San Francisco, CA at the Fairmont Hotel. Practical technical issues related to implementing satellite derived index based crop insurance will be discussed.
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Insurance company Oranta paid out 30281 UAH (6000 USD) on the winter canola insurance contract. The field was located in Kahovka rayon of Kherson oblast. Risk - winter frost (low temperatures). (see foto)
Insurance company Oranta paid out 56,3 thousand UAH (11000 USD)to a farm in Genichesk rayon of Kherson oblast on winter barley insurance contract. Risk - winter frost (low temperatures).
Insurance company Oranta paid out 29694 UAH (6000 USD) on winter barley insurance contract to a farm in Holopristan rayon of Kherson oblast. Risk - winter frost (low temperatures).
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