Nov 24, 2025
Prior Flooding in Buenos Aires Impacted 3.7 Million Acres
Author: Michael Cordonnier/Soybean & Corn Advisor, Inc.
Farmers in central Argentina's Buenos Aires province continue to struggle with the impact of major flooding that has blocked access to their fields, delaying the planting of soybeans and corn. In the last four months, the rainfall has been well above normal. The region has accumulated 1,800 mm of precipitation thus far in 2025 (72 inches), more than twice the usual 800 mm (32 inches).
It is estimated that 1.5 million hectares (3.7 million acres) of agricultural land is at high risk of becoming unproductive in north-central and western Buenos Aires, according to Carbap rural producers' association. In some regions of Buenos Aires, approximately 70% of the farmland is submerged or suffers from excess moisture.
The forecast for the next two weeks is calling for below normal rainfall in central Argentina, which is good news for farmers with saturated fields, but it is unclear when they will be able to plant their summer crops, if at all.
Farmers in central Buenos Aires point to years of underinvestment in drainage infrastructure and rural roads, especially in the high-risk flood zone of the Salado River.