date:Aug 16, 2023
An absolute record temperature of 50.4 degrees Celsius was recorded in Morocco last Friday, accompanied by Chergui, hot, dry winds from the Great Sahara, sandstorms, and wildfires. The impact on crops is significant with widespread areas lost to sunburns, but citrus will be fine according to Mouad Hfa, production manager of Pro Prim.
Mouad told: Heat waves are a big concern for us, as they are always followed by chergui, and if they coincide with the citrus flowering phase, they intensify physi