Wheat harvest approaches 19 million tonnes

The article reports the completion of wheat harvest in the Southeast of Buenos Aires, maintaining the total production at 18.6 million tons with a national yield of 30.4 quarters per hectare. Despite lower yields in the Southeast, high yields in other areas offset the decrease, marking a 7% increase from the previous campaign. Soybean planting is at 98.2% of the projected 18.4 million hectares, but lack of adequate water conditions is affecting crop quality in some areas. Corn sowing is progressing well, with 95.1% of the projected 6.6 million hectares sown. Sunflower harvest progress is at 3.4%, with a average yield of 17.9 quarters per hectare and 54% of standing fields in adequate water conditions. Grain sorghum sowing has advanced to 89.8% of the projected one million hectares, but yellow aphids and lack of rainfall are posing challenges in early plantings.

Harvesting of the last hectares of wheat in the Southeast of Buenos Aires was completed, marking the end of the harvest at the national level. Total production remained at 18.6 MTn, with an average national yield of 30.4 qq/Ha. Although yields were below the historical and initially estimated levels in the Southeast of Buenos Aires, the above-average yields in the productive centers, the center and the southwest of the province allowed the production level to be maintained. This result reflects an increase of 7% compared to the previous campaign and 6% above the average of the last five years. Soybeans After an interweekly progress of 1.2 p.p., soybean planting covers 98.2% of the projected 18.4 MHa. An interweekly decrease of 17 p.p. has been recorded. In the Adequate/Optimal water condition, however, the Normal/Good crop condition has fallen by 10 p.p., with 77% of the planted crop in such condition, indicated the latest report of the Weekly Agricultural Panorama of the Buenos ...