Sergio Massa receives the Liaison Table (focus on drought and assistance to producers)

Sergio Massa receives the Liaison Table (focus on drought and assistance to producers)

According to official sources: “It will be a comprehensive meeting to address the issue of drought from all sides.”

The truth is that Massa had already anticipated that he will begin to implement an integrated plan that will seek to mitigate, to the greatest extent possible, the effects of the drought. Is that The economic situation of small and medium-sized producers is concerned, as they will lose practically their entire soybean and corn harvest, in a context in which they had to face the payment of inputs and rents. In some departments of the core zone, the situation is desperate and the losses for the producer, in the cultivation of corn in rented fields, reach up to US$1,500 per hectare planted.

Although it was not officially disclosed, At this time it is speculated that the economic team will implement not only non-refundable contributions but also soft loans specifically oriented to small and medium-sized producers, not only agricultural but also livestock farmers and regional economies.

Unfortunately, for the moment, no climatic improvement is expected that could calm the drought scenario since the rains forecast for February would only arrive in March and that is a big problem for production and for the income of foreign exchange in 2023.

For now, the first projections of both the Rosario Stock Exchange and the Buenos Aires Grain Stock Exchange anticipate that the soybean and corn harvests would fall below 40 million tons, something unprecedented in the middle of the campaign. driest in the last 60 years, according to climatologists.

Meanwhile, exports, taking into account only granary complexes, would fall between US$7,000 and US$15,000 million this year. On the other hand, almost 50% of the national bovine herd, around 26 million head, is affected by the drought. This is immediately generating greater availability of meat in the domestic market -and frozen prices- but the truth is that the scenario will be complex for the second semester when live cattle are expected to rise in value by up to 100%.

In short, it is hours of definition and in the midst of the complicated context of drought, the Government seeks to get closer to all the actors in the fieldincluding the Liaison Table, to find assistance and promotion mechanisms for the hardest-hit sectors through dialogue and joint work.

Source: Ambito

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