Swiss growers are in trouble

Swiss agricultural production is expected to decline by 6.6% this year due to bad weather, the local government said. “Total output has fallen while production costs have risen,” the Federal Bureau of Statistics said in a statement. "Weather conditions have adversely affected the harvest of most crops, while livestock farming as a whole continues to grow." The cold and frosty spring, followed by hail and an extremely rainy summer, severely affected crop production, with production falling by 9.0% to an estimated 3.8 billion Swiss francs (approximately HUF 1,270 billion). In July, parts of Western Europe were devastated by floods attributed by meteorologists to the effects of climate change. This was most severe in some German provinces and parts of Belgium, but Switzerland also experienced floods and severe storms in the summer. According to the statistical office, the yield of nuts was one of the worst in the last two decades, while other harvests, including hay, grain, potatoes ...