The lack of agricultural financing, told in the first person: "We need help, otherwise the small and medium-sized businesses will disappear."

Credit deterioration in Argentina is not new and, on the contrary, has long affected both companies that produce goods and those that provide services. In the agricultural sector, in particular, the lack of financing is part of the “regular cast” of complaints that producers usually direct to national authorities, and which, far from being resolved, only seems to be getting worse. With the aim of showing firsthand what this scenario entails, contractor Julio Molteni contacted Bichos de Campo to report what is happening in Pehuajó, the Buenos Aires town where his small business “Don Francisco 11 de octubre” is based, which, like many others, is caught between continuing and closing its doors. “We have a small company with which we offer services, mostly spraying -both with machinery and drones-, fertilization, and sowing. We also sow a little for ourselves. The larger clients pay on the day, but the smaller ones pay with checks at 30, 60, and 90 days. And what is happening today is ...