欧洲干旱影响小麦产量.doc

欧洲干旱影响小麦产量 欧洲干旱影响小麦产量 Driest Weather in Decades Threatens Europes Key Crops 欧洲干旱影响小麦产量 Dry weather in parts of Europe is threatening production of key crops like wheat - at a time when the world is already battling high food prices and agricultural problems in other areas. 正当全世界各地面临高粮价和农业问题之际，欧洲部分地区的干旱气候已经威胁到小麦等主要农作物的生长。 Thursdays weather forecast brought some good news for parts of France - rain. But for the rest, its more of the same - clear skies and sunshine. 星期四下雨的气象预报为法国部分地区带来喜讯。可是法国其它地区依旧是晴空万里和骄阳高照的天气。 Outdoor cafes are packed. But the French government is worried. Authorities have announced water restrictions in about a third of the country. This week, Environment Minister Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet called the situation critical. 巴黎的露天咖啡座依然拥挤，可是法国政府忧心忡忡。官方已经在全国三分之一地区宣布限制用水。而这个星期，法国环境部长科西斯科-莫里泽说，目前情势危急。 Farmers are particularly concerned. 特别感到担忧的是农民。 Dairy farmer Alain Duchemain told French TV his cows are having a hard time finding enough grass for grazing. Duchemins hay harvest was a month early - and half the normal yield. 乳业农场主达谢敏告诉法国电视台，他饲养的乳牛无法找到足够的草地放牧。干草饲料的收获比预定季节早了一个月，产量只有往年的一半。 Poland, Austria, parts of southern Germany and Britain are also experiencing unusually dry weather and high spring temperatures. 波兰，奥地利，德国南部以及英国也都遭遇了干旱的气候，以及气温偏高的春季。 Ignacio Perez, cereal analyst for the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, said its still early in the crop season. And while Europe accounts for one-fifth of the worlds wheat production, so far drought has not hit Europes biggest agricultural heavyweights, Russia and the Ukraine. 巴黎经济合作发展组织的谷类分析家伊格纳西奥·贝利兹说，现在仍是收成季节的早期。虽然欧洲小麦产量占全世界五分之一，欧洲的旱象还没有侵袭到重要的粮食产地乌克兰和俄罗斯。 But Perez says the European drought is a concern from a global perspective. 但是贝利兹说，从全球的观点看来，欧洲旱象足以令人关切。 The situation is worrying, but its more worrying due to the fact we are in a period of uncertainty regarding high prices, expectations of high supply response due to an excess of demand for food products in the world,