Argentina: The bad memory of the 2008-2010 drought worries farmers

The lack of rains that impacted the entire production scheme set off alarm lights in cattle farming, which continues to be unable to increase the beef stock. According to the Rosario Ganadero Market (Rosgan), the current dry scenario may lead to a scenario similar to what was experienced between 2008 and 2010, when about 10 million head of cattle were lost. After those two complex years for the activity, the productive numbers remained stagnant and did not allow takeoff. "In 2020, we had barely managed to recover about 6 million, registering a stock of 55 million heads nationwide," they warned. In this period there was an increase in exports, but they pointed out that in the absence of a policy that stimulates the growth of the herd, meat production stagnated above 3 million tons. Of that figure, just over 70% is destined for domestic consumption and the rest is devoted to foreign trade. Some figures remain unchanged and explain why the activity does not take off: one of them is ...