Drought losses in Argentina go far beyond field damage, soybeans with the worst crop in history

The worst grain harvest in the history of Argentina is the summary made by the director of Globaltecnos, Sebastian Gavalda, in an exclusive interview with Agricultural News this Tuesday (14). The subsequent episodes of adverse weather of all kinds, especially with heat waves and months of terrible drought, were the "perfect" composition for the scenario to be drawn in this way. Estimated losses are billions, since not only was it lost in the field, but production costs were, on average, about 50% higher in the annual comparison. "Increase in costs, loss of production, today results in a break in the whole country. It did not happen in just one region, although there are places that are a little better, others worse. It is a very severe break for the agricultural producer", explains the analyst. In addition to the losses in the field, the problems also extend to the economies of municipalities that have their income generated by agribusiness, stagnant businesses and also serious ...