Frequent droughts and soaring input costs affect every farmer. One of them has calculated that it is no longer worth his while to deal with wheat.
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Frequent droughts and soaring input costs are slowly affecting every European farmer. One of them has calculated that it is no longer worth his while to deal with wheat. Unlike maize, wheat has not been among the big losers from the drought in Hungary. Last year, its cultivated area exceeded 1 million hectares, and the total amount harvested approached 5.8 million tons, representing an average yield of 5.5 t/ha according to KSH data. However, farmers across Europe cannot be satisfied with this cereal either. Recently, a South-English grower, Harry Metcalfe, conducted thorough calculations regarding whether it would be worth experimenting with winter wheat in 2027. Even though his recent YouTube video (see at the end of our article) testifies that his crop is beautiful, uniform, and basically there is no reason to complain, if we take a closer look at the plants, we can see that the yellow rust is seriously infecting them, and if the ears are also attacked, the grains will be ...