This month of April was the driest ever recorded in the country. Several cities also experienced heat records for the period.
60% of cereal crops, not irrigated, are currently "asphyxiated" by the lack of rainfall. The Spanish government has already announced a series of tax boosts, including a 25% reduction of income tax, to benefit 800,000 professionals. The loss of 3.5 million hectares of cereals is not a fable (333x size of Paris). The worst? We were already in drought in 2022.