(FILES) Dried corns stand beside a field heavily damaged by a wildfire in Chatillon-sur-Indre, central France on July 10, 2026, as a new heatwave hits France. The French corn harvest is expected to fall by 35 per cent to nine million tonnes in 2026 the lowest level since 1980 due to a reduction in the area under cultivation and heatwaves, the government confirmed on August 7, 2026. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP via Getty Images)