Ma Ballarat County, Victoria, Australia, ua luku ʻia kahi ʻino nui ma kahi o 95% o nā hua ʻuala hou. Wahi a nā kuhi mua, ua hōʻino ka ʻino i 2 tausani ʻeka o kēia mea kanu, e hōʻike ana i ka portal ABC News.
I ka pule mua o Ianuali, ua pā ka makani ʻino i ka ʻāina ʻo Ballarat ma ka hema o Australia. ʻO nā hekili i hala, ka huahekili a me nā makani ʻino i manaʻo ʻia e ka poʻe mahiʻai i luku i 90% a 95% o ka ʻuala.
Wahi a nā helu helu, ma kahi o 50% o nā ʻuala āpau ma ka mokuʻāina ʻo Victoria mai Ballarat mai. Ma kahi o 130 tons hua ʻuala ke ulu ʻia ma laila.
Hiki i ka poʻe mahiʻai paʻakikī ke lilo a hiki i ka 70% o kā lākou ʻuala i kēia kau ma muli o ka pōʻino o ka ʻino, wahi a ka luna o Ballarat Potato Growers Association Chris Stevens. Me ka liʻiliʻi liʻiliʻi o ka pōʻino, ʻo ka lilo ʻana o ka ʻuala ma kahi o 20%.
Eia hou, ua hoʻopōʻino ʻia nā mea kanu palaoa, a ʻo ka mahi ʻana i ia mea he hapa nui i ka mahiʻai o ka apana. Wahi a kekahi mau manaʻo, e nalowale nā mea hana palaoa mai 30% a 80% o ka hua.