U-Aiga Kraukle, onguSihlalo weBhodi ye-Union of Potato Growers and Potato Processors, uthe isivuno samazambane salo nyaka eLatvia siphansi kunesilinganiso seminyaka edlule.
Ukwehla kwezithelo kulo nyaka kuxhomeke ezimeni zezulu zesayithi (ukushisa nesomiso) nesikhathi sokutshala, ibhungane lamazambane laseColorado lonakaliswe kakhulu. Amazambane atshalwe kamuva akhipha isivuno esikhulu.
Ngemuva kwesomiso, isimo sezulu esimanzi saqala ngokushesha, izilimo eziyizigaxa zakhubazeka zaqhekeka.
Ephawula ngobunzima bezomnotho babalimi bamazambane mayelana nokuncipha kwenani nekhwalithi yesivuno, uKraukle uveze ukuthi kunabakhiqizi abangeke bakwazi ukukhokhela umanyolo nemikhiqizo yokuvikela izitshalo.