Rains in Argentina slow deterioration of drought-hit soy, corn crops
3/17/2021 BUENOS AIRES, March 17 (Reuters) - Rain storms this week in Argentina's Pampas farm belt have slowed the deterioration of many drought-hit soybean and corn fields, crop weather specialists said on Wednesday. Dryness has blighted Pampas since mid-2020, prompting the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange last week to cut its soy and corn harvest estimates. Soy and corn are Argentina's main cash crops. "The rains have been very good. This has been the first storm front to make a complete sweep of the agricultural area in almost 45 days," said German Heinzenknecht, meteorologist at the local App...