- Germany’s grain harvest is lower than average this year due to persistent droughts impacting farmers in many regions, but unlike environmentalists and climate activists, Germany’s farmers’ union believes Brussels should stop imposing restrictions on production.
- Though the EU and Germany have pushed for measures to increase domestic production because of the effects of the war in Ukraine, yields and harvest quality still varies greatly across regions and depends on rainfall.
- Hot and dry weather has also impacted summer yields across the bloc.
German farmers call for more production in face of drought-induced low yields
