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A farmer and his dog sit on a tractor and ploughs the land, in Passendale, western Belgium.

Video. Belgian farmers struggle as drought and rising costs hit

Updated: 19/05/2022 - 19:24 GMT+2

An unusually dry spring has meant crop yields are so far much lower this year.

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