Farmers lost PLN 316 mln due to natural disasters so far

The estimated losses in agriculture caused by natural disasters amounted to PL 316 so far this year, said the Ministry of Agriculture, based on the reports from the voivodes So far more than 20,000 farms occurred losses, the areas affected by disasters encompass some 79k hectares, on 35k of them, the damage exceeded 70 percent. According to the information presented at the Senate Tuesday's Agriculture Committee meeting by Deputy Minister Zbigniew Babalski, the vast majority of the outbreak is caused by spring frosts and the greatest damage occurred in the Lubelskie and Małopolskie voivodships.