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Drought threatens Romania's agricultural production

STORY: Drought threatens Romania's agricultural production DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Bucharest CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cropland 2. various of firefighters extinguishing fire 3. various of a government meeting discussing drought problems STORYLINE: Romania's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said on Thursday that persisting drought threatens to reduce agricultural production in most of Romania's counties this year as thirsty cropland is expanding in acreage day by day. According to data from the ministry, the drought has affected 375,423 hectares of cropland in 33 of Romania's 41 counties, causing damages. About 54 percent of the damages are reported in wheat and triticale cultivation, 17 percent in corn and 16 percent in rapeseed and sunflower. Romania has about 10 million hectares of arable land, only 3 million hectares of which are irrigated. Farmers believe the actual acreage of drought-hit cropland is still much larger t

Drought threatens Romania's agricultural production

As family farms disappear, firms see new growth in vacant cropland