Maura Maxwell
www.fruitnet.com
Producers in South America are counting the cost of the worst flooding in 50 years following weeks of heavy rain brought on by El Niño. Tens of thousands of hectares of agricultural production in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Brazil have been affected.
The Agricultural Federation of Concordia said between 12,000 and 14,000ha of citrus groves in the province of Entre Ríos are underwater after rivers burst their banks. Small producers are believed to have been the worst hit.