Heatwaves, Europe, and thoughts about our upcoming crop season

Worrying stuff!

South Africa’s summer crop season starts in only three months, in October 2025. We are all still busy with the 2024-25 summer crop harvest process.

However, I have been closely watching the news of heatwaves across various regions of Europe. They are worrying, and one can only hope that when the summer season starts on this side, we don’t get the same intensity as we see in the northern hemisphere.

I am keeping an eye on the medium-term weather prospects, and it seems like the weather may be normal, which suggests average rainfall. There is also a better chance of La Niña rains, which at least provides us with a breather, as we are not looking at an El Niño, which would be disastrous. Anyway, these are still early days, and I am commenting because of what I read about Europe’s heatwaves.