For livestock farming in Argentina, the drought was not so serious: During 2023 the bovine stock fell, but much less than expected
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Published Mar 23, 2024
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Argentina's agricultural sector faced significant challenges in 2023 due to a severe drought, resulting in a 50% reduction in agricultural and grain production and a 2.7% decrease in livestock farming. However, the resilience of the country's livestock was notable, with the fall in numbers being less severe than anticipated and an improvement in reproductive efficiency. Despite the drought, there was a growth in total stock in several regions, including NOA, Cuyo, and Patagonia, according to data from SENASA's Computerized Animal Health Management System.
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2023 will forever be remembered as the year in which drought destroyed much of Argentina's productivity. The thing is that only 12 months ago, we were going through an intense lack of precipitation, with desperate heat waves, which collapsed a large number of productive indicators, particularly agricultural and livestock ones. In agricultural terms 2023 will forever be remembered as the year in which drought destroyed much of Argentina's productivity. The thing is that only 12 months ago, we were going through an intense lack of precipitation, with desperate heat waves, which collapsed a large number of productive indicators, particularly agricultural and livestock ones. In agricultural terms and grain production, the reduction due to the lack of rainfall was 50% compared to years where production is standard, or usual. In livestock farming, as these are more extensive biological cycles, the results of the impact of the drought were recently known, since the official report with ...
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