For cereal crops, it is usual that farmers lose between 10-15% of harvests due to pre-harvest and/or post-harvest infections (bacterial or viral).
The largest top 2 crops that are grown and shipped around the world as they are or as derived products, both face severe infestations from bacterial Pathogens that are now at Pandemic status. Bananas worldwide are affected by Collettric lummisea and the main variety (Cavendish) that accounts for 47% of all commercial varieties sold) has been under threat from a genetic bacterial infection. For Grapes it is Pierce disease that is spreading geographically. On top of these problems, PHYTOPLASMA is becoming a threat to all plants.