According to the bulletin, hot and dry conditions have lowered maize yield expectations in the Benelux countries, Slovenia and Croatia, while reduced pasture growth and biomass accumulation are squeezing fodder supplies across a wider area of western and central Europe. Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen described the summer as "particularly difficult" for EU farmers, with drought and heat pressuring crops, livestock and farm incomes simultaneously.
 

The episode is a reminder to the sector that resilience-building, through CAP support for practices such as improved water management, crop rotation and soil carbon retention, needs to keep pace with an increasing frequency of extreme weather events. For Agri-Food stakeholders, it also underlines why adaptation planning and diversified sourcing are becoming as important as short-term relief measures.

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