El Niño rains destroy 40% of northern Uruguay crops, vegetable prices rise

Heavy rains and storms linked to El Niño have destroyed 40% of horticultural crops in northern Uruguay, according to the president of the Metropolitan Agroalimentary Unit, José Saavedra. The loss is expected to drive vegetable price increases, though the extent of the impact on national supply and inflation remains uncertain. This marks a significant climate-driven agricultural shock in a key producing region.