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Recurrent extreme heat threatens yields!

Global temperatures in June again broke existing records, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said – the thirteenth month in a row to do so.


 
The monthly Market Monitor produced by the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) warned that agricultural yields could be affected if extreme heat persists, especially if episodes occur during periods of moisture stress or key reproductive stages.
 
Overall, global food prices remained stable in June, the FAO said, with lower cereal prices offset by higher prices for vegetable oils, sugar, and dairy products.


 
The WMO cautioned that record sea temperatures are also “super-charging” tropical cyclones such as Hurricane Beryl, a category 5 tropical cyclone which hit the Caribbean at the start of the month.
 
Agriculture was among the sectors that had suffered severe damage in the storm, according to a 9 July statement from the co-leads of the Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate…

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