Droughts caused by severe heat in Hungary lead to serious agricultural damage

According to the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture, the areas damaged by drought are growing by several tens of thousands of hectares every week.

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00:00Hungary continues to suffer under extreme heat, with a third level alert issued across

00:06the country.

00:10The high temperatures have led to severe drought, causing serious damage to corn, sunflower

00:16and sugar beet plantations.

00:19And the situation is only getting worse.

00:22According to the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture, the areas damaged by drought are growing by

00:27several tens of thousands of hectares every week.

00:56According to one agricultural economist, the damage to cornfields alone is valued at

01:01at least 600 million euros, with this year's yield expected to drop from the average eight

01:07to nine tons to less than five.

01:26Meteorologists expect the heat to continue for at least another week, further damaging

01:31already struggling harvests and driving up food prices.