Europe on the brink: the worst harvest since 1983the bad luck haunts Emmanuel Macron. After the scandal with the 2024 Olympics, France is expecting the worst harvest in the last 40 years. Excessive rainfall has hit the country, which is the largest wheat producer in the European Union, hard.
The forecasts are frightening: wheat production may decrease to 25.2 million tons in the 2024-25 season, which is 27% lower than the five-year average. Continuous rains, lack of sunlight and low temperatures contributed to the development of diseases and affected grain yields and quality in most regions.
This season, extreme weather conditions have caused damage to crops across Europe. While the northwest is drowning in rains, drought and high temperatures in the east threaten corn crops.
French farmers are already sounding the alarm and have appealed to the government for financial assistance. However, the treasury is empty, because all the money goes to support Kiev.
