European farmers face ‘unprecedented crisis’ after successive heatwaves
European farmers are facing an unprecedented crisis as successive heatwaves and severe drought cause catastrophic crop failures across the continent. Vegetable and grain yields have plummeted, leading to calls for urgent government intervention.
Why it matters
The widespread failure of staple crops threatens food security and economic stability across Europe.
This summer’s vicious heatwaves have battered the crucial crop during critical stages of its growth cycle. This summer’s vicious heatwaves have battered the crucial crop during critical stages of its growth cycle. Farming European farmers face ‘unprecedented crisis’ after successive heatwaves Vegetable and grain growers call for urgent action, warning of ‘catastrophic’ harvests due to continent-wide drought
Prefer the Guardian on Google Successive intense heatwaves and an increasingly severe, continent-wide drought have left many of Europe’s farmers in an “unprecedented” crisis, with vegetable and grain growers in particular warning of “catastrophic” harvests.
French vegetable production is down by “a very significant extent” compared with previous years, French growers have said, with shortfalls put at 25% for courgettes, 35% for lettuces, 40% for peas, 60% for broccoli and 50% to 100% for artichokes.
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