US Edition‘On a knife edge’ – hot dry spring threatens arable harvest
- The UK experienced its hottest and driest spring on record in 2025, causing critical stress to arable crops across England and the northwest.
- This extreme weather follows last year's third-worst harvest, aggravated by winter floods, and occurs amid fears of government cuts to sustainable farming funding.
- Farmers report delayed crop drilling and reduced yield potential for main arable crops like wheat, barley, oats, and oilseed rape due to dry conditions and earlier rainfall extremes.
- An ECIU analyst said climate change is causing devastating impacts on farming and food security, while a farming leader warned, 'Cutting funding now will cost us all in the long run.'
- Without sustained rainfall and sufficient support, 2025 could be the second-worst harvest since the 1980s, threatening rural resilience and food supply stability.
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‘On a knife edge’ – hot dry spring threatens arable harvest
Analysis suggests the harvest could be one of the worst in records stretching back to the 1980s.
A worsening drought is devastating Hungarian agriculture, with average yields expected to fall - The first heat wave of this summer arrived at the end of May.
The summer is not starting out well from an agricultural point of view, with the first heat wave and drought intensifying. Although some rain is expected on Medárd's day, the weather is not changing. In the past ... ...
The Coordinadora de Organización de Farmers y Ganaderos (COAG) has warned that the next harvest of olive oil in Jaén, the world’s largest producing province, could be lower than expected due to several key factors: the olive grove, the high temperatures recorded during the month of May, and the impact of pests such as prays and cotton. COAG warns that olive blooming has been irregular in many areas, directly affecting the curding of the fruit.
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