DROUGHT
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Drought Wreaks Havoc In Romania’s Agriculture
Agricultural production reached the highest of the decade at the end of last year, but 2015 is turning out to be a rather bad year due to the drought that has already lasted for weeks and th...
2013 Might Be Better For Agriculture, Still Dependent On Weather Conditions
Agriculture, a sector that generates 6% of Romania’s’ gross domestic product (EUR10 billion to EUR11 billion) a year and made a significant contribution to the 2011 economic growth of 2.5%,...
Constantin: Drought Has Caused 20% Loss In Most Farming Sectors
The drought has caused losses of around 20% on most agricultural sectors, with some crops even facing a 60% lower production, while others were not affected, Agriculture Minister Daniel Cons...
Autumn Drought Puts Under Threat EUR1B Of Wheat And Rapeseed Harvest
Drought will also affect this autumn’s harvests of wheat and rapeseed after the high temperatures and lack of rain this summer led to a reduction of up to 40% in cereal productions, causing...
Drought Cost Romania Its Second Place Among Corn Producers In EU
Romanian farmers harvested 7 million tons of corn and 1.3 million tons of sunflower this fall, almost 40% less than record levels of 2011, according to the estimates of the European Commissi...
Government Approves EUR42.8M Aid Scheme For Drought-Hit Farmers
Romania’s Government approved a EUR42.8 million aid scheme Saturday, to benefit about 600,000 farmers whose crops have been affected by drought this summer, said Agriculture Minister Daniel...
Grain Exports Through Constanta Port Double In Full Drought: 3.6M Tons In Seven Months
Exports of wheat, corn and barley made through the port of Constanta, the leading hub through which Romania sends grains abroad, reached 3.6 million tons after the first seven months of the...
Drought Affected 40% Of Romania's Farmland – Agriculture Ministry
Drought has affected more than 3.7 million hectares of Romania's farmland (around 40% of the arable land), and 30.5% of fall 2011 wheat crop has suffered from the lack of water, says a docum...
Drought Costs Romanian Farmers EUR2B Because Of Lack Of Irrigation Systems
Farmers will lose EUR2 billion in revenue to the drought because only 100,000 hectares, that is 1.5% of the total arable land of Romania, are irrigated.