Argentina: The cold front brings some help to the fields

The arrival of a cold front this week brings with it some hope for the countryside, although not enough to reverse the climatic trend affecting the core region. After the absence of considerable rains, corn sowing continues to be pending definitions. According to the latest report from the Strategic Guide for Agriculture (GEA), the rainfall necessary to contain the reduction in corn sowing area amounts to 50 millimeters during September. Cristian Russo, Head of Agricultural Estimates at the BCR, commented: "We are expecting between the evening of Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 that this cold front leaves some rainfall over the core region. We are talking about little water, our consultant Elorriaga tells us that it would be between 2 and 10 millimeters, with the highest probability in the northeast of Buenos Aires." Although the amount of rain is limited, it represents a small help to advance with sowing in some sectors of the region. "Hopefully it will be the beginning of something ...