Translation of "Récolte de la paille " (French → English) :

[8] Biomass use of straw is included in the analyses of the biomass forestry although by origin it is not a forestry product.

B. whereas this situation has led to very slight or non-existent development of plant growth, in particular for cereals, forage crops and natural meadows, thereby jeopardising harvests of straw and cereals and causing an enormous shortage of animal feed, the stocks of which are exhausted,

D. whereas the effects of the water shortage are being felt, with serious socio-economic repercussions, in agriculture, in livestock rearing, in forestry - with very slight or non-existent development of plant growth, in particular for cereals, forage crops and natural meadows, jeopardising harvests of straw and cereals and causing an enormous shortage of animal feed, the stocks of which are exhausted - in human consumption, in the environment, in national health care and hence in tourism, which is a major Portuguese industry,

D. whereas the effects of the water shortage are being felt, with serious socio-economic repercussions, in agriculture, in livestock rearing, in forestry - with very slight or non-existent development of plant growth, in particular for cereals, forage crops and natural meadows, jeopardising harvests of straw and cereals and causing an enormous shortage of animal feed, the stocks of which are exhausted - in human consumption, in the environment, in national health care and hence in tourism, which is a major Portuguese industry,

I. whereas the autumn/winter crops have been lost on account of poor germination and/or abnormal growth; this is apparent in natural and/or sown pastureland and fodder and farmers are being forced to start using their stocks of hay and straw before they had planned to do so and to buy in straw and animal feed, which will naturally diminish their production and increase their costs; whereas expectations concerning spring/summer crops have been greatly lowered, since the dry period is starting and both surface water and ground water reserves are greatly reduced; this poses a threat to crops sown or planted during the spring/summer peri ...[+++]od, such as tomatoes, maize, rice, fruit and vegetables; it will also affect the feeding of animals and the normal growth of autumn crops such as grapes and citrus fruit,

The quantities of fibre eligible for aid shall be restricted on the basis of the areas for which a straw purchase contract has been concluded, where the producer and primary processor are one and the same person or where the farmer retains ownership of the straw and contracts the processing of the fibre out to service providers and has proved that the processed fibre has been marketed.