Argentina's central Buenos Aires province is reeling under extensive flooding, stalling crucial planting of soybeans and corn in what is one of the world's foremost grain-exporting regions. This catastrophe has left numerous farmers like Alejandro Vallan stranded and unable to access their agricultural land.
Vallan lamented the situation, stating, "What you see behind me is not a canal, but a road where we regularly travel." Argentina remains a leading soybean oil and meal exporter and the third-largest corn exporter globally, but the current conditions threaten this status with significant production estimates already being affected.
Rainfall has surged to unprecedented levels, with a recorded precipitation of 1,800 mm this year, impacting nearly 70% of local farmland. The Buenos Aires

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