Overview
- Satellite imagery from November 11–13 shows roughly 5.8–6 million hectares in the Salado basin out of production, including about 2 million hectares inundated and 3.8 million hectares too waterlogged to work.
- The soybean and maize sowing window is closing with more than 1.5 million hectares at very high risk of remaining unplanted, implying about US$2 billion less income in 2026 under a typical 60% soybean and 40% maize scenario.
- Field reports describe stalled planting across northern Buenos Aires, and private estimates warn losses could exceed US$2 billion and near US$3 billion if rains do not stabilize before December.
- The hardest‑hit districts include Bolívar, 9 de Julio, Pehuajó, 25 de Mayo, Lincoln and Carlos Casares, where more than 1.1 million hectares are still under water.
- CARBAP faults municipal road maintenance and funding use, notes the province’s 2026 budget assigns just over US$4 million to the Salado plan, and points out the national 2026 budget sets no specific funds despite an existing hydric infrastructure levy.