Economics
In Europe’s Hot Farms, Chickens Are on Sports Drink and Milk Output Is Shrinking
- Heat wave adds to adverse weather events earlier in the year
- Dairies are seeing less and lower-quality milk from their cows
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Corn yields are waning, milk output is shrinking and chickens are sipping electrolytes as unprecedented heat bakes some of Europe’s key farming regions.
France, an agriculture heavyweight, is at risk of record-breaking temperatures and fires, while the UK has issued its most severe heat warning and half of Italian farms are parched. That’s compounding problems for food producers, who weathered frosts, hail and drought in the first half of the year.