Overview

• An official risk report says Santa Rosa–linked storms expanded excess-water zones across southeast Córdoba, central and southern Santa Fe, northern Buenos Aires and Entre Ríos, with August totals breaking local records.
• Reported accumulations include 270 mm in Los Toldos, 260 mm in María Teresa, 199 mm in Venado Tuerto and 196 mm in Marcos Juárez, underscoring the scale of saturation across the Pampas.
• Sector estimates vary as waters slowly recede: CARBAP cites more than one million hectares inundated in Buenos Aires, while other early tallies put roughly 700,000 hectares affected across the main provinces.
• Wheat faces waterlogging and disease risks and early maize sowing is delayed, with technicians warning of nutrient losses and calling for several days to evaluate field conditions, according to the Rosario Board of Trade.
• Access has broken down on rural roads and provincial routes, with 9 de Julio reporting 85% of rural roads impassable, as local entities petition President Javier Milei for crews and equipment and national farm groups renew demands for long-delayed drainage works.