Euronews.green reports that 6 out of 10 pears have disappeared from Italian orchards this year, with extreme heat taking its toll on Italy's overall food production.

France's pear production is also lower this year, by 23% and as such, the overall production of the fruit dropped by 13% across Europe year on year.

Grapes, watermelons and tomatoes are also fewer this year in Italy, all of this being a result of climate change-related events.

Italian farmers also report that honey production was severely affected this year, as well, with 70% of the yield vanishing, as bees are too exhausted by the scorching heat to pollinate.

The production of cereals across the continent, particularly wheat and barley, has also been affected by floods and drought, which affects not only our food supplies, but our ability to raise livestock.

Spain's farming production was also badly damaged, due to lack of rain over extended periods of time. Ricardo Ferri, a farmer located in Valencia, told France 24 that 100 days without rain made him lose all of its crops.

"Wherever you look, the soil is completely dry, there is not a single drop of humidity! It's the first time I've lost everything because of the drought ... It's the same for all cereal farmers in this area," Ferri said.

The situation doesn't seem to be as bad in Romania, however, as last year, the country had a pretty rough time farming-wise, says Wall-Street. Still, last year's drought, as well as other factors, make this year uncertain with regards to production, regardless of the projections. Compared to a 9.18 million tons wheat production nation-wide in 2022, this year, Romanian farmers can expect as much as 10 million tons from the country's second-most planted cereal.

As far as corn is concerned, 2022 was the worst year in the past 15 for Romania when it came to the yield, with 7.5 million tons being produced. However, projections for 2023 suggest that we might see an increase of over 50% with regards to corn production in our country.