Drought hit Argentina soy beans and corn crops really hard

Thursday, June 21st 2012 - 05:46 UTC

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Argentina's biggest grains exchange trimmed its forecast for 2011/12 soy output this week to 40.5 million tons, down from May's estimate of 40.9 million tons as harvesting enters the home stretch. Read full article

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Tabutos
ifs funny how thw UK is just coming out of drought conditions and Argentina is heading in.
Jun 21st, 2012 - 10:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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PirateLove
Diddums.......

I have coco pops anyway...
Jun 21st, 2012 - 10:56 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
like the argie bloggers have stated,
they are doing fine and dont need any help from anyone,

so leave em to drown .
Jun 21st, 2012 - 01:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Idlehands
I wish we'd get back to drought conditions - I'm getting sick to death of the rain. I wanna go fishing.
Jun 21st, 2012 - 01:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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PirateLove
time to water my garden me thinks once ive hose down the car......Then have a glass of ice cold tap water.....before jumping into a nice deep bath. Think i might just leave all the taps in the house running just because i can.
Jun 21st, 2012 - 01:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Pugol-H
Yep, thing just keep getting better and better for Argentina!
Jun 21st, 2012 - 06:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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British_Kirchnerist
Well at least no-one can blame this one on Cristina, unless you buy into the Fred Phelps school of divine intervention (in which case her support for gay marriage would be to blame!) But hopefully her astute and radical leadership will solve its consequences along with the other problems
Jun 21st, 2012 - 09:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
It may not be her fault,
But as the government she does have a moral responsibility, not only to respond, but help if possible.

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Jun 21st, 2012 - 10:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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British_Kirchnerist
Yes and Im sure she will, unlike with neoliberal governments helping the people is what she's all about
Jun 22nd, 2012 - 07:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
then thats the end of it,

argentina will rise or sink,
and your opinion will rise or sink with her,
is this thus so true .
Jun 22nd, 2012 - 12:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
@7 Of course she's not at fault! Increase the land taxes. Make sure of the export taxes. Then a drought. CFK will be able to pocket, or is that purse?, her rake-off from the land and export taxes and use the money to buy the land at knock-down prices when the farmers go out of business.
@9 Anybody think she'll make the “ultimate sacrifice”?
Jun 22nd, 2012 - 05:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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