Tag: drought

• Tuesday, April 12th 2022 - 10:16 UTC

  Chile: Santiago braces for emergency water rationing

  

  Local authorities in the Chilean capital have announced a water-rationing program to cope with shortages stemming from 13-year-old droughts, it was announced Monday in Santiago.

• Tuesday, March 29th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Chile extends agriculture emergency three months because of lack of rain

  

  Chile has decided to extend for three months the agriculture emergency decree to 231 farming communities in the central part of the country because of the lack of rainfall and severe drought.

• Friday, March 25th 2022 - 09:22 UTC

  Drought hits Paraguayan soybean production

  

  Paraguay's meager output of soybeans this year will prevent it from capitalizing on soaring international prices, it was reported in Asunción.

• Friday, March 18th 2022 - 09:58 UTC

  Chilean drought: Santiago faces water rationing in second half of 2022

  

  Chilean president Gabriel Boric has called on Metropolitan Santiago residents to make rational use of drinking water, since the situation is extremely serious, following several years of drought and or insufficient rainfall.

• Monday, February 21st 2022 - 09:58 UTC

  Paraguay could be forced to import soybeans because drought has halved production

  

  The South American drought that has extended to several Argentine provinces and Brazilian states has also hit hard Paraguay, the world's fourth exporter of soybeans. In effect, crops are suffering and the processing industry is running out of supplies.

• Thursday, January 13th 2022 - 09:36 UTC

  Paraguay lowers expectations on soy due to drought

  

  Paraguay's Agriculture Ministry has announced between 6 and 7 million tons of soybeans were to be harvested this season against the original projections of 10 million due to the unprecedented weather conditions.

• Monday, January 10th 2022 - 09:19 UTC

  Lack of rain in southern states will reduce the Brazilian 2021/22 soybean harvest

  

  The hydric deficit and above-average temperatures in southern Brazil and southern Mato Grosso do Sul, prevailing since November have significantly damaged the 2021/22 soybean crop. Brazil’s estimated harvest has been lowered by 11.3 million tons to 133.4 million tons, according to a new survey released this week by AgRural.

• Saturday, September 18th 2021 - 08:58 UTC

  Paraguay River reported to be close to historic downspout levels

  

  Paraguayan authorities have reported the Paraguay River is merely 9 centimeters from its all-time low as it dropped yet another 3 centimeters Friday in Asunción.

• Tuesday, August 31st 2021 - 08:58 UTC

  Piñera's “Ten Pillars” to save water in drought stricken Chile

  

  Chile presented on Monday a “Plan to combat Drought” to increase the provision of water and improve its efficient use thus ensuring the supply for human consumption and the production of food.

• Friday, August 6th 2021 - 07:19 UTC

  Chile: Shortage of water reported in Santiago Metropolitan Region

  

  Chile's Minister of Public Works Alfredo Moreno Thursday admitted Santiago's Metropolitan Region was going through “the worst drought in history,” which has prompted “exceptional measures.”