France, Aug. 22 -- The National Federation of Milk Producers, or FNPL, said winter fodder stocks were already being used by many farmers across France by late July.
At La Recette farm in Echouboulains, in the Seine-et-Marne department east of Paris, Philippe Dufour's cows usually graze in the pastures all summer, where the grass can grow up to half a metre high.
But this year, the cattle farmer's fields have been completely scorched by the sun.
French farmers bracing for smallest corn harvest in 40 years Parched pastures
France has experienced five heatwaves this summer, with temperatures rising above 40C in several areas and records repeatedly broken across the country and elsewhere in Western Europe.
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