Overview

• Persistent rainfall has saturated the Lagunas Encadenadas basin, with producers in northwestern Bolívar estimating that 80% of prime farmland remains submerged.
• Road closures due to standing water have left milk tankers stranded, forcing farmers like Francisco Tamborenea to discard over 2,000 liters in a single incident.
• Local stakeholders have identified clogged canals and a lack of maintenance on drainage infrastructure as the primary factors exacerbating the waterlogging.
• The fine grain harvest for wheat and barley is expected to be minimal, and sowing for the upcoming soybean and maize campaign faces severe delays if drainage improvements do not materialize.
• Flooding extends across multiple western Buenos Aires partidos, including Carlos Casares, 9 de Julio, Trenque Lauquen and 30 de Agosto, highlighting the regional scale of the crisis.