The Latvian Peat Association pointed out in August that peat extraction has been significantly hampered by this summer's rainy weather and that Latvia's peat output this year is significantly below normal. In August, only 29% of the average extraction was achieved, but the Association said that in the first weeks of September there was an opportunity to extract a little more peat and then the extraction could have risen to around 35%. The quality of peat is also not as good now, as it does...