According to the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture, the areas damaged by drought reach 75,000 hectares, but this is growing by several tens of thousands of hectares every week.
Meteorologist Anna Mráz compared this year's temperatures to Hungary's record summer two years ago. "This summer has been quite dry, which is reflected in the drying out of maize and sunflowers."
One agricultural economist estimates the damage to corn fields alone this year will be at least €600 million, and the yield will drop from the yearly average of eight to nine tonnes to just under five.
The situation is particularly critical on the Danube-Tisza border, on the eastern edge of Transdanubia and on the western edge of the Maros-Kőrös border.
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