Argentina's Fruit Growing Secretary, Alberto Diomedi, met with fruit growers affected by a hailstorm last week in the town of Campo Grande and surrounding areas.

"The damage is significant; there are over 1,000 hectares affected," said the official after conducting an inspection of the farms and meeting with their owners.

During the meeting and inspection of the plantations, also attended by Undersecretary, Osvaldo Preiss, and technicians from INTA Alto Valle, Diomedi told producers that the necessary affidavits would be available shortly, so that those affected can report the losses as quickly as possible.

"The procedure can be done within the next ten days," said the secretary, and clarified that "the idea is to finish quickly with the damage reports so as to be able to process the climate emergency contingency, both provincial and national, in a timely manner."

Diomedi also stated that the governor, Alberto Weretilneck, "was informed of the situation, and he himself asked us to visit those affected and do everything within our power to assist them."

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