'I want to breed horses, not camels': Hungarian farmers battle 'historic' drought

A wildfire burns near Kecskemet, Hungary, July 14, 2022. Farmers across Hungary have reported "historic" drought damage affecting some 550,000 hectares of land, the ministry of agriculture said this month. REUTERS/Marton Monus

JASZSZENTLASZLO, Hungary (Reuters) - Andras Eordogh admiringly watches his dozen foals as they frolic and kick up dust on his farm in the scorching summer heat and laments that he will have to sell most of them because of the changing climate in this rural southeast corner of Hungary.

The gently-spoken, 66-year-old horse breeder, who enjoys teaching local children to ride his foals, said a severe drought means he can no longer harvest enough fodder to feed the horses.