In Germany, in connection with the ongoing heat and drought again reduced the forecast of wheat production, this time from 41 to 36 million tons. On Wednesday, August 1, said the German farmers Union (DBV), according to Deutsche Welle.

According to the head of the Union of Joachim of Rukvid assembled at the moment, the harvest of wheat and rapeseed indicates catastrophic for German agriculture the effects of drought. Adjusted downward and the expected yield of the most important in Germany kinds of grain crops — winter wheat. Under the new projections, her harvest this year will be 20% less than last year. The harvest of winter rye, in turn, will be reduced by 28% and winter oilseed rape by 21%.

Joachim Rukvid also stated that the German authorities should immediately provide farmers assistance, but the Minister of agriculture, Julia klöckner Germany in response to the notice, to start with, I should assist the Federal land.

The Federal Minister also declined to answer to the demands of the German peasants ' Union to provide the German farmers financial assistance in the amount of one billion euros. Instead, we reminded the Rukvid about a similar drought of 2003 when the authorities of the Federal States and the Federal center has allocated to the peasants for 40 million euros.

As previously reported IA REGNUM, the German farmers ' Union has warned consumers about the increase in food prices in Germany sometime in the fall. At the moment it is known that especially significantly increase the price of potatoes, meat and dairy products.