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Argentina’s Farm Core Logged 20% More Rain in 2025 as December Turned Erratic and Northern Floods Hit

Recurrent winter–spring storms rebuilt water reserves following an early‑year drought.

Overview

  • The Rosario Grain Exchange (BCR‑GEA) reports the región núcleo averaged 1,222 mm in 2025, about 260 mm more than in 2024.
  • Across the BCR network, 90% of stations topped last year’s totals, with only Noetinger, Idiazábal, and Hernando slightly below 2024.
  • The southeast of the core led the turnaround, as Rojas, Junín, Pergamino, and Baradero received between 565 and 729 mm more than a year earlier.
  • After five wetter‑than‑normal months, December in the core averaged 80 mm—roughly 27% below the historical value—with stark local disparities and soil moisture to one meter rated only regular to scarce.
  • Northern regions closed the year with extreme December rains that caused flooding, highlighted by Corrientes at 530 mm—about 3.5 times its monthly average—with notable totals in Ituzaingó, Resistencia, and Oberá.