Argentine drought-hit soy crop seen collapsing to 40 mln tonnes
Soy plants are seen in a drought affected farm near Chivilcoy, Argentina, February 28, 2018. REUTERS/Martin Acosta
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March, 2018
BUENOS
AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina’s Rosario Grains Exchange slashed 14
percent off its forecast for the country’s soy crop on Thursday,
saying a drought now in its fourth month would limit the harvest to
40 million tonnes versus its previous estimate of 46.5 million.
The
South American grains powerhouse has been blighted by dry weather
since November. An unrelenting Southern Hemisphere summer sun has
shriveled crops, dented Latin America’s No. 3 economy and put
upward pressure on world food prices.
The
exchange cut its corn crop estimate to 32 million tonnes from 35
million. Argentina is the world’s third-biggest exporter of corn
and soybeans, as well at its top supplier of soymeal feed, used to
fatten cows and pigs from Europe to Asia.
“The
impact of the drought on the Argentine economy will go to $4.6
billion, or 0.7 percent of gross domestic product projected for
2018,” the exchange’s head of research Emilce Terre said in a
message, adding that more crop forecast cuts were possible,
especially for corn.
“The
season continues to be characterized by lack of water,” the
exchange said in a statement on its website. “Some privileged areas
have gotten rain, but the amount of water in those areas barely
surpassed six centimeters, at best.”
Most
analysts have slashed their soy crop forecasts, which started the
season in the range of 55 million tonnes, to below 45 million. A
treasury ministry official told Reuters on Wednesday the drought
would cut between 0.5 and 1 percentage point off 2018’s headline
growth rate.
Weather
forecasters say they do not expect enough rain over the days ahead to
reverse the damage in most areas.
The
Buenos Aires Grains Exchange currently projects the soy harvest at 42
million tonnes and the corn crop at 34 million.
Soy
harvesting began in parts of the Pampas provinces of Cordoba, Santa
Fe, Entre Rios and Buenos Aires, totaling about 2 percent of
nationwide planted area, the Buenos Aires exchange said in its weekly
crop report. “Yields in harvested areas have been very uneven,”
it said.
The
drought has meanwhile expanded north toward marginal soy-growing
provinces like Chaco and Santiago del Estero.
“If
moisture is not restored in the soil of central Chaco province, it
will increase the chance of another cut in our production projection,
which remains at 42 million tonnes,” the report said.
The
estimates were broadly in line with those of independent analysts
like Gustavo Lopez of the Agritrend farm consultancy.
“A
soybean projection of 40 to 42 million tonnes and corn between 34 and
36 million tonnes would seem logical,” he said.
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - "The Argentinean grain exchange Rosario has reduced 14% of the forecast for the country's soybean crop on Thursday, saying that the drought, which now in the fourth month will limit the crop to 40 million tons against the previous estimate of 46.5 million. " Since November, the South American grain plant has been overshadowed by dry weather. The inexorable summer sun of the southern hemisphere shook the harvest, crushed the economy of Latin America No. 3 and put pressure on world food prices. The exchange reduced its estimate of corn yield to 32 million tons from 35 million. Argentina is the world's third-largest exporter of corn and soybeans, and its largest supplier of soy cheese for use in fattening cows and pigs from Europe to Asia. "
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БУЭНОС-АЙРЕС (Рейтер) – «Аргентинская зерновая биржа «Росарио» снизила 14% от прогноза на соевый урожай страны в четверг, заявив, что засуха, которая сейчас на четвертом месяце ограничит урожай до 40 млн. Тонн против предыдущей оценки в 46,5 млн». Начиная с ноября, южноамериканский завод по производству зерна был омрачен сухой погодой. Неумолимое летнее солнце южного полушария содрогнуло урожай, помяло экономику № 3 Латинской Америки и оказало давление на мировые цены на продовольствие. Обмен сократил свою оценку урожая кукурузы до 32 миллионов тонн с 35 миллионов. Аргентина является третьим по величине в мире экспортером кукурузы и соевых бобов, а также ее крупнейшим поставщиком корма для соевых сыров, используемым для откармливания коровы и свиней из Европы в Азию».
Я действующий эколог, и готов помочь Аргентине выйти из кризиса. Я восстанавливаю все реки Аргентины, включая Парану по следующему графику: В первый год – 15%. Во второй год – 20%. В третий год – 30%. И в четвёртый год – 35%.
Восстановление рек позволит навсегда ликвидировать засухи на территории Аргентины: и прирастить продуктивные земли, пастбища и леса.