The drought in the Argentine countryside is the worst since the beginning of the new century

"It is necessary to cross this desert at the beginning of the year because, according to the National Meteorological Service and climate experts, they do not expect abundant rainfall in any part of the national territory for these days," explains Abraham Brostock, a Buenos Aires agricultural producer with farms, in addition, in the province of Saint Louis. The effects of this lack of rain are causing disparate effects on the national productive territory depending on how much water falls. Of course, coarse grain crops, corn and sorghum within cereals and sunflower, soybeans and peanuts classified as oilseeds, are the most affected, although livestock production is also affected and is reflected in the market. with the future prices that are being validated for winter calves for values higher than those of the currently available sale. While breeders seek to make room in the fields so that the cows have the scarce forage available and have more chances of becoming pregnant, in the ...