The year 2022 broke all records by becoming the hottest year ever recorded in France. One of the major problems of climate change is the high risk of drought. Spain is already paying the costs. Indeed, with hot winds coming from the Maghreb, the country experienced exceptional temperatures during the month of April. Unable to produce its fruits and vegetables outside greenhouses, the export prices of these have increased in our supermarkets. But what about the French territory?
Certain measures have been put in place to combat inflation and thus preserve the portfolio of French consumers, such as the reopening of negotiations between manufacturers and distributors, or even the extension of the anti-inflation quarter in several old ones in the country. Nevertheless, the drought that France is experiencing greatly complicates the work of farmers and winegrowers. The production conditions of certain products are greatly disrupted by global warming.
As Planet explained in a previous article “French fishing is also affected by this exceptional drought. The desalination of seawater, which Spain is forced to do due to the evaporation of the water, makes French marine resources rarer because of the toxic products that upset the ecosystem.”
In addition to the problems of falling groundwater levels and fires, the drought causes reactions in animals such as “the olive fly”. The latter, because of the high temperatures, is increasingly present in crops, which makes them unsaleable. We can therefore expect a substantial increase in the price of certain products around this summer. Find in our slideshow below the list of those who will see their price changed.
