Heavy rainfall in south-central Chile

On August 21, after inspecting areas affected by heavy rains and floods in the south-central region, Chilean Minister of Agriculture Esteban Valenzuela made a detailed assessment of the damage to crops and predicted that food prices may be "limited." rise". the Based on reports from Chile's "National Newspaper" and the ADN radio website, Valenzuela said that beans, onions, carrots, melons, watermelons, cherries and raspberries are the most affected crops. In addition, O'Higgins University de O'Higgins, R. de Maule and parts of Nuflé (R. de ?uble) suffered serious crop damage, however, Valparaíso ( R. de Valparaíso), Santiago Metropolitan Region (RM) and Biobío Region (R. del Biobío) agricultural activities are located in higher hilly areas with relatively limited crop damage. the Valenzuela predicted that, as in previous cases, some food prices may increase, but only to a limited extent. "Only a few food prices will increase by about 10% thanks to the diversity of Chilean ...