Harvest Losses Expected: Agriculture Minister Wants to Help Farmers
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Drought, poor condition of corn and other crops, expected yield losses and high production costs seriously threaten the survival of farmers in Vojvodina, the Democratic Union of Vojvodina Hungarians (DZVM) announced today, with the assessment that in such a situation the task of the state is not to spread propaganda about success, but to help farmers.
Because of the long drought, farmers expect lower harvests. Agriculture Minister Rainer has therefore assured farmers of help - if reliable figures are available. Food would not immediately be more expensive.
The Agriculture Minister wants to present official harvest data at the end of August. Only then will aid be tailored to farmers affected by the drought. Alois Rainer does not believe that the long dry period will have an immediate impact on food prices.
Federal Minister of Agriculture Rainer wants to help the farmers after the drought - but only when reliable harvest figures are available.
Federal Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer (CSU) reacted with alarm to the German Farmers' Association's harvest report. "A look at the fields shows that the ongoing drought has left its mark," he said on Tuesday. "The pressure on our farms increases with every dry day." He assured them, "I will fight at all levels to ensure that our agricultural sector receives support in this difficult situation." It is crucial that farms remain "liquid and abl…
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