Severe storms that hit eastern Argentina over the past few days will cause delays in sowing wheat next season, but they can also help farmers grow more grain thanks to replenished water supplies and weather conditions.

Heavy rains occurred in the province of Buenos Aires - the main wheat region of the country and in the Entre Rios region, the rainfall in these places reached 150 millimeters (6 inches).

Sown areas in Buenos Aires and Entre Rios account for about 45% of 6.48 million hectares of all sown areas in Argentina. “There are areas in Entre Rios and Buenos Aires that have already been landing. Now it will be delayed, ”said German Heinzenknecht, a meteorologist at the Consultative Center for Applied Climatology in Buenos Aires.

But the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange (BCBA) said rains could also allow farmers to sow more wheat than before. "In the south, rains have improved water supplies, and this could lead to an increase in landing expectations," the BCBA said in a statement.

Eduardo Sierra, a climate analyst at the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange, said that since wheat is still in its early stages, recent rains should not hurt too much.

“There is a wide window for sowing, so a manufacturer who has already started sowing can just stop and continue after a week, so the impact is not so bad,” added a meteorologist from the Consultative Center for Applied Climatology in Buenos Aires.

The corn crop of a country that has already begun to be harvested will also suffer little, given its high resistance to water. According to the Argentine government, farmers harvested corn from 59% of the sown area.