Story no.115Ongoing·Economy +3·Notable·Pyrénées-Atlantiques +23·25 Oct → 6 Nov·37 facts · 50 art.

By late October 2026, after a dry and scorching summer, several regions are drawing up degraded agricultural assessments: Franche-Comté is facing a fodder crisis, the Rothgerber farm in Traenheim is harvesting smaller apples, and the Gard is raising its agricultural emergency fund to 2 million euros. The Gers, hit by flooding, drought, heatwaves and hail, records 55% losses in major crops and obtains a property tax reduction, before an additional envelope of 1.4 million euros in early November. In early November, truffle growers in the Lot fear an affected harvest, Espelette pepper producers obtain partial irrigation authorization, and the CNIPT lowers the minimum size for fries by 5 mm due to small potato sizes. Christmas tree producers in the Forez are worried, the apple harvest falls by 50% threatening cider, and in the Monts du Lyonnais farms are reducing their herds due to persistent drought. Finally, the 2026 grape harvest is shaping up to be higher than alarmist forecasts, while the sugar beet harvest is deemed catastrophic in the Aisne, the Marne and the Ardennes.