April frost damage could reach EUR 50m, minister says
Trebnje, 12 April - The sub-zero temperatures hitting last week could result in EUR 40-50 million in damage caused to fruit and wine growers, Agriculture Minister Jože Podgoršek said on Monday as he continued visiting the frost-stricken areas. This is on a par with 2016 and 2017, when damage reached some EUR 45 million. He announced state aid measures.
Trebnje
Agriculture Minister Jože Podgoršek speaking to the press after meetings he held in the south-east after frost damaged most of Slovenia's orchids and vineyards.
Photo: Rasto Božič/STA
Trebnje
Agriculture Minister Jože Podgoršek speaking to the press after meetings he held in the south-east after frost damaged most of Slovenia's orchids and vineyards.
Photo: Rasto Božič/STA
Novo Mesto
Heavy snowfall in the Dolenjska region last week.
Photo: Rasto Božič/STA
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