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The record dryness of the past heat summer causes the harvest to break into maize, sugar beet, potato, soy, sunflower and pumpkin. Only the grain harvest is not as bad as expected at the beginning of August.
Agriculture had been hit and damaged by a drought "so far unheard of proportions," says Austrian President Josef Moosbrugger.
Agriculture had been hit and damaged by a drought "so far unheard of proportions," says Austrian President Mossbrugger.
Record drought in Austria has reduced potato yields by up to 70 percent, while soybeans, corn and sugar beets have been hit hard. The article Record drought has crushed harvest in Austria: Potatoes fail by up to 70 percent appears first on Vesti Online.
The record drought makes the expected harvest for many crops, such as potatoes, corn, soya and sugar beet, even worse than last expected.
The historical drought of 2026 hits farmers with full force. In potatoes, a crop break of up to 70 percent is feared, even with corn and soya, the failures are massive. Salzburger Bauernbund head Rupert Quehenberger warns against "massive loss of income" and an enormous burden for the families.
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