TheJournal.ie reports:
Because of poor weather most spring crops were planted between 6 and 8 weeks later than normal.
Farmers were banking on a perfect growing season for these crops to achieve a normal yield, however the drought set in shortly after planting and many crops have received almost no rain since they were placed in the ground.
Total cereal production is set to drop by 27% while, with production set to fall by a staggering 58%, the worst performing crop is forecast to be wheat planted in the spring.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 26 2018, @11:12PM (1 child)
Some worse than others:
"The rye harvest will probably drop by half and the wheat harvest by a third from last year. This is the third consecutive poor harvest year in Finland. [www.luke.fi]"
"The acreage for Finnish rye crops has diminished year on year, with almost half as much planted this year than in 2017. [yle.fi]"
Whether caused by rain, drought, or asphalt, once every country is out of food at the same time there will be nothing to import or export to make up the differences.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 27 2018, @08:28PM
So that's the Vodka, Whisky and Scotch... Then there was the beer a few month ago... We're but a bad corn harvest, aka Bourbon, away from losing our sobriety and facing reality.
No wonder they're legalizing pot.