Table 3.

Summary of areas and crops affected and drought levels

YearProvinces affectedCropDrought level according to the PDSI
2003/2004Chaco, Entre Ríos, Córdoba and Santa FeSoybean and maize in Cordoba and soybean in the rest of the provincesSevere in north and south Cordoba and Santa Fe; moderate in central Cordoba and Santa Fe and in Entre Rios
2005/2006Santa Fe and Entre RíosSoybean and maizeModerate
2007/2008Buenos Aires and Santa FeSoybean and maizeModerate
2008/2009All the study areasSoybean and maizeExtreme
2010/2011CórdobaSoybean and maizeSevere in the northern and southern parts of the province and moderate in the center
2011/2012Buenos Aires, Chaco, Córdoba and Santa FeSoybean and maizeExtreme in some cases; moderate in the rest of the provinces
2012/2013Chaco and CórdobaSoybean and maizeExtreme in Chaco and Cordoba; moderate in most of the other provinces; severe in the north
2013/2014Buenos AiresSoybean and maizeExtreme to severe in the west-central region of the province
2015/2016Entre Ríos and Santa FeSoybeanHydric excess
2017/2018Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos, Córdoba and Santa FeSoybean and maizeExtreme; moderate in some areas
Source: Authors’ elaboration
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