Farmers unable to shift grain due to low Danube water level

 

The "Famine Rock", a rock in the Danube only visible by extremely low water levels Photo: MTI/Bea Kallos

The “Famine Rock”, a rock in the Danube only visible by extremely low water levels
Photo: MTI/Bea Kallos

Harvested grains are stuck in warehouses because the low water level of the River Danube means that river shipments have basically stopped, the daily Magyar Idők said on Tuesday.

 

Demand remains high yet producers are having to sit on deals until they can be concluded by a later shipment.

 

There has been very little rain in the past few months and this has also affected sales. But most grain stocks exit the country via the Danube and ship traffic is virtually paralysed.