Global warming has brought Argentina’s corn farmers a dangerous new enemy: a yellow insect just four millimeters (0.16 inch) long that thrives in hotter temperatures and is threatening harvests of the crop. Some 10 million tons of Argentine corn production have already been lost, and analysts say it could fall further. ‘This is a real, real problem’In parts of Argentina, frosts have actually increased in recent winters, but some key farming areas have had a substantial decline. In western central Cordoba province, the main corn region of Argentina, the provincial grain exchange has estimated leafhopper-related corn losses of $1.13 billion. “This is a real, real problem.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald May 07, 2024 19:57 UTC