Heat and humidity reduce yields in European maize, sunflower, and cereals

The European Union's MARS crop monitoring program has announced significant crop damage across Europe due to extreme weather conditions in the summer of 2024. The south of Europe experienced record-breaking heats, while the north faced unusually heavy rainfall. This double whammy of extreme weather has been identified as causing severe harm to the region's key agricultural crops, highlighting the challenges faced by European farmers in adapting to an increasingly unpredictable climate.