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Uruguay s Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries Minister Fernando Mattos has not ruled out declaring a national emergency due to the water deficit caused by poor rains, despite western and southern parts of the country being the most severely affected by the lack of rainfall during the winter.
Uruguay s rural producers were discouraged Tuesday after expert meteorologist Mario Bidegain forecast this year s Spring will be the third in a row with a rainfall deficit.