French Farmers Face More Water Restrictions as Drought Worsens
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Farmers in France, the European Union’s largest producer of wheat, barley and sugar beets, faced more restrictions on water use amid a worsening drought, with no sign of relief in the next few weeks.
Soils in the country’s northern half, where grains, grapes and rapeseed are grown, were the driest in 50 years at the end of April, the Environment Ministry said in a report today. The quantity of water stored as mountain snow was “very inferior” to the average from 1995 to 2005 as of May 1, it said.