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Drought damage smore than 3.5 million hectares of crops in Spain

Posted On: Apr. 24, 2023 9:44 AM CST

Spain’s Coordinator of Farmers' and Ranchers' Organizations has warned that severe droughts in the country have damaged more than 3.5 million hectares of crops, China Daily reported citing Euronews. A report from the association said that drought now affects 60% of the nation's countryside and is causing irreversible losses, with ecologist warning that farmers may soon not be able to maintain production of wheat and barley.