A drought that set in around the start of the Southern Hemisphere springtime on Sept. 21 in parts of the central farm belt threatens late-season soy and corn planting and the development of already sown crops. Each new day without rain on one of his leased fields in Chivilcoy, 160 kilometers from Argentina’s capital city, brings more worries to Graneros about his finances. Everything I had planned to sow late in the season is not planted due to lack of moisture in the ground. The only thing I cannot control is the rain,” he said, looking out over weed-ridden scrubland that is usually prime growing area.