Waiting for new rains, part of the core area maintains drought conditions, while in the NOA there is plenty of water.

Soil moisture reserves are currently experiencing high contrast situations. While much of the core area is expecting rainfall to halt the deterioration of summer crops such as soybeans and corn that are undergoing water stress, regions of the NOA recorded rainfall of up to 200 millimeters that left situations of excess. This disparate situation is striking, since even in the core area there are marked differences. In northern Buenos Aires, recent rainfall, added to that of last week, has managed to halt the fall in production, mainly in soybeans. Southern Córdoba, for now, is the most affected area of the central agricultural zone, with oilseed plots that are being given up as lost due to lack of water. According to a survey by the National Directorate of Risk and Agricultural Emergencies of the Ministry of Agriculture, given the scarce precipitation of the week in most of the pampas region, "the estimated reserves for soybean plots continue to be scarce or deficient. The same ...