The president of the Association of Fruit Producers of Beira Távora, Humberto Matos, estimates that over 60% of Douro Sul's apple production has been lost as a result of the frosts that took place last weekend.
"The weather forecast had announced colder nights, but I never expected such low temperatures," said Humberto Matos, mentioning that a minimum temperature of -4.4 degrees Celsius was reached.
"It was a disaster which very rarely happens with such severe consequences," he stated, explaining that a similar situation took place in the region 20 years ago.
