Fertilizer Crisis Hurting Eastern EU Crops May Worsen
- Hungary’s Nitrogenmuvek sees grain yields down 15%-20% in 2022
- Problems may persist throughout season if gas woes heighten
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Like in many parts of the world, harvests underway in eastern Europe have suffered from a fertilizer crisis -- and things could get worse.
That’s according to Hungarian producer Nitrogenmuvek Zrt, which sees grain yields falling 15% to 20% this year in a region that includes major European exporters Romania and Poland. Farmers have cut nutrient usage due to high prices and supply issues, at a time when dryness has also threatened crops.