Climate shocks damage EU maize heartland across Hungary and Romania
Farmers report withered maize in northeast Hungary and cite past harvests as now “almost unimaginable,” highlighting crop stress tied to recent climate shocks in Hungary and Romania.
By Krisztina Fenyo, Luiza Ilie, Gergely Szakacs and Gus TrompizStanding in a field of withered maize in northeast Hungary, farmer Karoly Kovacs recalls harvests that now seem almost unimaginable."I could hardly believe when we reaped 17 tons a hectare back around 2010," Kovacs said. "But then, we u…