In addition, according to the Rosario Livestock Market, the 50% of the bovine stock is at risk due to lack of water.
The entity maintained that both the National government, provincial administrations and legislators “of all parties” must “act urgently against the devastating effects of the drought”.
According to AAPA, the persistent lack of rain in the productive areas of the country “is harming agricultural activity like never before.”
For this reason, he asked: “Especially to those politicians who claim to defend the countryside and surely this year they are going to ask us to vote, to do something and help the sector with urgent measures, such as canceling tax debts“.
“If something urgent is not done, the drought will leave us without meat and milkgiven that the cattle will not have to eat. And to that we must add the lack of grains to raise chickens and pigs,” the entity warned in a statement.
In addition, he demanded from the political leaders: “Leave the holidays. Put on your long pants and save the agricultural sector.”
Last week the Minister of EconomySergio Massa, announced the launch of un Fund for the maintenance of the dairy sector for an equivalent to $10 billion. The fund will pay $15 per liter of milk sold to producers who sell up to 1,500 liters per day, and $10 per liter to those who sell up to $5,000 liters per day. Each producer may receive up to $600,000 per month.
With this program, the Government hopes to assist 8 out of 10 dairy farmers.
Representatives of the sector, such as the president of the Argentine Rural Confederations (CRA), Jorge Chemessupported the pro-government proposal, although they asked to bring order to the sector: “When you are bogged down in a puddle and cannot get out by your own means, if someone comes to help you get out, it’s still something positive. Any money that can be put into the dairy farmer right now is welcome because he is desperate,” Chemes said this week.
Source: Ambito
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