By the end of the state of emergency on the 4th of November, farmers had submitted information on 95,295 hectares affected by this year’s adverse weather conditions, with total provisional losses amounting to 110.95 million euros, the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) reported.
As of 4 November, 92,975 hectares of agricultural crops (cereals, oilseeds, legumes, grasslands, fruit and vegetables) had been damaged by heavy rainfall, with winter wheat, permanent grasslands, oats, peas and spring wheat suffering the most. Provisional losses total 88.45 million euros.
Meanwhile, spring frost damage affected a total of 2,320 hectares of fruit-growing areas, with blackcurrants, apple orchards, blueberries, sea buckthorn and pear plantations suffering the most. Provisional losses amount to 22.5 million euros.
The MoA also notes that losses relate not only to the areas damaged or left unsown due to adverse climatic conditions but also to other significant factors such as crop quality, low purchase prices and more.
The ministry further highlighted that due to unfavourable agro-climatic conditions, much of the 2025
wheat harvest has lower quality and meets only feed-grade standards.
As a result, market prices are lower and producers face increased financial pressure.
In the previous four years, food-quality wheat accounted for an average of 77% of total production. In contrast, in 2025 this share has fallen to 40%, while the proportion of feed-quality wheat has risen to 60%.
This year, 62% of rye grains meet food quality standards (compared to an average of 74% in the previous four years), 1% of barley (previously 5%), and 19% of oats (previously 57%).
As reported, on the 5th of August the government declared a state of emergency in agriculture across all of Latvia until the 4th of November, as persistent rainfall since May 2025 had caused flooding in many fields, significantly reducing both yield and quality, or completely destroying part of the harvest.
Therefore, based on information provided by the MoA, the European Commission decided at the end of September to allocate 4.2 million euros in EU emergency support to Latvian farmers to mitigate the damage caused by this year’s adverse weather conditions.
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