French Farmers Bracing for Smallest Corn Harvest in 40 Years
Heatwaves and drought cut yields as cultivated area falls 21%, the Agriculture Ministry said, leaving corn output at 9 million tonnes.
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After intense weeks of heat and drought, the French Ministry of Agriculture estimates that maize production falls 35% to nine million tonnes: it would be the lowest value in the past 56 years.
The government announced on Wednesday 5 August a "global" plan with emergency measures to compensate for economic difficulties, faced with the risk of bankruptcy of farms, and to facilitate farmers' access to water.
Production is expected to fall from 35% to 9 million tonnes in 2026, penalised both by the drought that crushes yields and by farmers' trade-offs.
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