“…It additionally includes the cumulative effect of crop yield reduction throughout the growing season as well as yield reduction due to salinization stress. An economic tool (Polman et al, 2017(Polman et al, , 2019 was used to assess the impact of crop yield reduction and higher irrigation costs on the national welfare, by calculating the change in consumer and producer surplus. The price elasticities in this tool are based on observed price changes during historic droughts (Briene et al, 2019) and information on the Netherlands' market share, which determines the influence on crop prices in the regional, national, or international market.…”