A wave of cold snaps is expected to hit spring crops in China during the second half of this month, piling more pressure on the prospect of output this year as the current crop has already suffered from flooding and delayed planting.
Temperatures across southern and eastern China are forecasted to fall 4-10 degree C towards the end of this week and are estimated to stay low for the rest of this month, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs warned.
This is particularly challenging to the w...