Flax fibre volumes affected by early-season weather challenges

17/07/2023

Weather challenges earlier in the year are likely to have a negative effect on Europe’s flax harvest for 2023.

Flax has a short growing season, and this was disrupted this year by a particularly long sowing period, the Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp has explained, lasting from March until the beginning of May. Normally, the sowing period lasts from March to mid-April.