Esifundeni saseBallarat (eVictoria, e-Australia), isiphepho esinamandla sabhubhisa cishe amaphesenti angama-95 amazambane esitshalo esisha. Ngokwezilinganiso zokuqala, isiphepho sonakalisa amahektha ayi-2 alesi sitshalo, ngokusho kwe-ABC News portal.
Ngesonto lokuqala likaJanuwari, isiphepho sahlasela isifunda saseBallarat eningizimu ye-Australia. Ukuduma kwezulu okudlule, isichotho kanye nemimoya evunguzayo kulinganiselwa ukuthi abalimi bacekele phansi u-90% kuya ku-95% wezitshalo zamazambane.
Ngokwezibalo, cishe ama-50% awo wonke amazambane esifundazweni saseVictoria aqhamuka eBallarat. Cishe amathani ayi-130 amazambane embewu atshalwa lapho.
Abalimi abathinteke kakhulu bangase balahlekelwe yisivuno samazambane esingafika ku-70% kule sizini ngenxa yokulimala kwesiphepho, kusho usihlalo weBallarat Potato Growers Association uChris Stevens. Ngomonakalo omncane, ukulahleka kwamazambane kuzoba cishe ngama-20%.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, umonakalo udalwe nasezitshalweni zokusanhlamvu, ukutshalwa kwazo nakho kwenza ingxenye enkulu kwezolimo zesifunda. Ngokwezinye izilinganiso, abakhiqizi bokusanhlamvu bazolahlekelwa kusuka ku-30% kuya ku-80% wesivuno.