Drought

Dryness After Summer Heatwave Seen Cutting EU Rapeseed Sowings

Dry soil after record-breaking European summer heatwaves means farmers have been unable to plant all the rapeseed they wished, experts have said. The gr...

Dairy Co-operative Arla To Pay Entire 2018 Profit To Drought-Hit Farmers

Farmers' cooperative Arla Foods, one of the world's biggest dairy firms, plans to pay out its entire 2018 net profit of up to €310 million (...

Drought Slashes EU Wheat, Export Surplus To Be Cut

Drought and a heatwave that scorched fields in northern Europe may cut the European Union’s wheat export surplus and the bloc will need to consume mo...

France's Latest Forecasts Show How Grain Crops Are Feeling The Heat

France's farm ministry on Tuesday cut sharply its estimate of this year's soft wheat harvest while forecasting a steep fall in maize production, underlinin...

Coop Norway Encourages Shoppers To Keep Buying Local, Despite Droughts

Coop Norway has encouraged its shoppers to keep buying local vegetables, despite an ongoing drought that has impacted the farming industry in the country....

Norgesgruppen ‘Working Closely’ With Suppliers As Drought Intensifies

Norway’s Norgesgruppen, which operates the Kiwi and Meny chains, said that it is maintaining ‘close dialogue’ with its agricultural suppl...

Italian Weather Affecting Pistachio Production In Sicily

The long period of drought in Italy has seriously impacted pistachio harvests in the Sicilian region of Bronte, with production expected to decrease by up...