Weather: The situation has become complex as the drought is emphasising: For October, we registered only 2 small rains of 20 mm each whereas it’s generally raining 255 mm on average. Temperatures are over 40°C and strong winds increase the number of wildfires in the region. Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay are mainly affected, especially the region between the Paraguay, Parana, and Uruguay rivers have become critical. The forecast through December indicates that water deficits will shrink considerably. Severe deficits are forecast in Brazil from Mato Grosso do Sul through São Paulo State, in Paraguay and in the northern region of Argentina.

Sowing: We have completed the sowing of our 2^nd block, bringing to 1,000 has the surface cultivated. For now, we have decided not to sow our last block of 550 has budgeted given the water shortage w are facing.

Irrigation: We have been forced already to use our water reserve from our artificial lake to irrigate our 1^st block of 540 has sowed in September and as you can see, the fields are so far in good condition and the paddy is emerging nicely.

However, our artificial lake will soon reach its critical level and we will no more be able to pump any water from there to irrigate the fields. On the video taken at the re-pumping station, you can see the little water still remaining in the lake. Reaming water will be allocated in priority to the 1^st fields sowed.

To save water as much as we can, we only perform some pulse irrigation with one pump in order to keep the soil in the rice fields muddy and not to affect vegetative development of the rice plants. There is nothing else we can do as we need dense rains to recover water in the lake and in the river. If the situation continues, yields and quality of the rice will be affected, especially in the 2^nd block sowed.