Argentina is facing one of its worst
droughts in recent years . the dry
conditions in the South American nation
is now impacting the livelihood of
farmers . according to the Rosario Stock
Exchange at Argentina has lost half of
its seasonal soybean harvest in the main
production area the central region of
the country. the worst affected of them
being in Cordoba, Buenos Aires and Santa
Fe.
Farmers said that,
it hasn’t rained for several months , we
have a very large deficit of many
millimeters. we lost practically all the
winter crops , we lost the body crops , we
lost the wheat , we lost the legumes that
are shown in Winter such as veg and well
all the summer crops ,soya, corn, sorghum
and sunflower was sown much later than
they are normally sown.
Argentina is the world’s largest
producer of soybean oil and flour , and
three successive years of drought have
raised beers in the country , that this
year’s Harvest particularly of soybeans
will be significantly reduced. striking a
blow to the South American country’s
exports and its domestic supplies.
the region will feel the impact of
losing their profitability from
agriculture next year . Farmers said, this year we are
still okay because we have the profits
of last year, despite not having been
great, it wasn’t bad either the truth is
that for the region next year is going
to be very hard
if it doesn’t rain , a lot between March
and April . we will have a food problem in
the country and that will be unique and
historical.
moreover a new report by The Institute,
that tracks droughts says that around 54
percent of the country was suffering
from some lack of moisture, with 14 hit
by severe drought and nine percent by
extreme or exceptional drought. the
problems for Farmers don’t just end here,
in the province of Santa Fe. the constant
drought has decimated the cattle as well
authorities estimate that some 3 000
cows have died in The Province . according
to a report from the Rosario stock
exchange some 26 million cows are at
risk half of the national total.
the consequence of the lack of rain , high
temperatures and lack of humidity is
recurring fires in the province of Santa
Fe , firefighters fought a Bushfire on
Tuesday that affected crop fields.
but older Farmers than me have never
seen something like this , the damage will
make us have immense delays in sowing
crops. it’s a delay out of the ordinary
and a poor condition of the crop.
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