Experts report that this situation will entail a significant increase in the cost of collection of grain due to idle in the fields of technology and enhanced grain drying costs per kg of grain will grow by at least 25 euros.

General Director of the cooperative company "Latraps" Edgar Ruzha rassazat that removed the grain fit only for feed. He noted that the situation facilitates the availability of dryers, the purchase of which the peasants, with the support of EU funds has invested millions of euros. However, Edgar Ruzha solidarity with specialists in unfavourable expectations for the gross grain harvest in the country.

In turn, head of the cooperative "VAKS" Indulis Jansons said that due to rain some farms in Vidzeme (Latvia), have not even started the cleaning, and those who started the service, there are additional costs.

"This rainy season hasn't been ten years. In some areas harvested less than 10% of fields, and all the members of the cooperative have removed the 25%, while the quality is such that grain is suitable only for animal feed", — anxiously said, Indulis Jansons.

Representatives of the cooperatives said that the insurance will not cover unplanned expenses, as the validity of the insurance policies expire when the grain is ripe.

As have informed in the Latvian centre of environment, for the last day the most rain fell in Skulte - 67.4 mm, this is 84% of the monthly norm for this settlement. And the most rainfall was recorded on the Eastern coast of the Baltic sea on Tuesday, August 16. So, in Riga fell 49 mm of rain in Ainazi is 30.8 mm.