Unprecedented droughts cause pain for farmers across Europe

Overall cereal production set to be 2.5% lower due to extreme heat and lower rainfall

An aerial view shows the dry bed of Brenets Lake (Lac des Brenets), part of the Doubs River, a natural border between eastern France and western Switzerland, in Les Brenets. Picture: Fabrice Coffrini / AFP via Getty Images

Farmers across much of Europe are feeling the effects of heatwaves and drought.

EU Commission vice-president Maroš Šefčovič recently warned, “the present drought in Europe could become the worst ever”.