Drought Is Parching Crops Across Southern Europe for Second Year
- Spain faces drought in 60% of its countryside; Italy also dry
- Late plantings could reduce crop production: Confagricoltura
Parched ground at the Bosque Metropolitano city forest site in Madrid on April 4.
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A dry spell is wilting crops and delaying plantings in some of Europe’s top produce growers, risking a further run-up in food inflation.