The France farm is preparing for critical weeks.
The quality of its future harvest is threatened by a lack of rainfall.
Measured around 20% between September 2021 and March 2022, the lack of rain worsened in the country in April, reaching 25%.
A situation which delays the recharge of groundwater and which has placed fifteen departments beyond the stage of vigilance.
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The risk of an amputated harvest therefore increases seriously.
In the fields, it is time for concern and preventive measures to try to moderate the effects of a drought that would last on major cereal and protein crops (wheat, barley, corn, sunflower, beet, etc.). .
“It is impossible to say what the impact on production will be, but we are already anticipating a drop in yield
”, we slip into the corridors of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Everything will depend on the evolution of the climate,
“but the scenario for the next few weeks already promises to be hotter and drier…
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