Many farmers across Denmark are considering completely giving up on the harvest this year, following weeks of unusually bad weather.
The continued intense rain that has been pounding down on the country in recent weeks could lead to a catastrophic wheat and barley harvest this year. The situation in eastern Zealand is so dismal that some farmers are considering calling off the entire harvest, writes DR.
Carl Åge Pedersen, the head of the Danish Centre for Agriculture, said the expense incurred in drying the crops could amount to as much as 2,000 kroner per hectare, a fee which would barely make the harvest worthwhile. He added that the problem is a nationwide one, but that it is especially Zealand which has been hardest hit.
A typical harvest normally yields 5 million tonnes of wheat and 3 million tonnes of barley.
The Copenhagen Post
