Sector-by-sector losses
In rice, the hectares planted in the 2021/22 campaign totaled 96,000, representing 45% of the national surface. In that case, 25% of the production was lost, which is equivalent to 200 million tons less, approximately equivalent to 4,968 million pesos.
“With the exception that approximately 50% of the total area still needs to be harvested, and if it doesn’t rain in the next ten days, the loss of productivity may be greater. On the other hand, 65% of the rice planted in Corrientes is made with dam water”, the report states.
In citriculture, the province has 30,000 hectares, distributed in two Basins: -I Zone of Bella Vista / Concepción / Mburucuya: -II Zone of Monte Caseros / Mocoreta.
In the first one there are “large losses of fruit approximately 50%” which is equivalent to 72 million kilograms. “As the situation is, it is already known that the autumn/winter fruit harvest will be lost, which in the case of the North Zone would be about 50,000 tons, which would make a total loss of 200,000,000 million pesos.
On the other hand, the second area suffered less climatic impact due to having a better rainfall record. This allowed a smaller decrease in productivity. In that sense, and with regard to the 2021 harvest that is about to end, the quality of the fruit is inferior, which means that it can only be marketed for the industry, which means a lower value. On the other hand, it is also known that the damage will last over time, compromising the 2022 and 2023 harvests.
In afforestation, 39,665 hectares were burned. with approximately 19,200 million pesos of loss to which another 5,950 million pesos are added to the cost of recomposing the burned hectares. In what refers to the forestry subsector related to the resin activity, 2,000,000 million plants were affected by 2,237. 400.00 million pesos.
On the other hand, Corrientes has some 60,000 cultivated hectares. ”It is estimated a 50% loss of production for 3,800 million pesos and another 1,040 million pesosfor the cost of rebuilding the hectares lost due to plant mortality due to drought and high temperatures.
In livestock, Corrientes has approximately 4,600,000 heads, which is equivalent to the 4th national stock after Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, and Córdoba. In this case Some 12,678 million pesos would be lost due to less meat production and another 10,422 million due to mortality, to which must be added some 4,711 million pesos in barbed wire.
Source: Ambito
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