The first reports of the hailstorm that occurred this Monday afternoon in Río Negro reveal severe damage to fruit farms. While the Ministry of Economic and Productive Development is gathering information and assessing the impact of the phenomenon in localities such as Cipolletti and Roca, losses are already estimated to be between 80% and 90% in the most critical areas. In recent hours, some provincial officials—including Minister Carlos Banacloy and Secretary of Fruit Farming Facundo Fernández—visited the farms and spoke with producers to understand the extent of the impact of the storm on the current campaign. They even do not rule out advancing the declaration of an agricultural emergency as a result of the event. On the other side, following the storm, there were also apologies, such as those made by Rio Negro deputy Lorena Villaverde, from the La Libertad Avanza bloc, who had the unfortunate gesture of celebrating the hailstorm from her home patio on her social media, ...
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