According to the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange (BCBA), significant rainfall has occurred in the center and south of the agricultural region in recent weeks, improving soybean growing conditions throughout the country. However, water deficits and high temperatures continue to affect northeastern Argentina and northern Santa Fe. As a result, the Adequate/Optimal water condition increased by almost 9 percentage points, while the Normal/Excellent condition increased by 6.4 percentage points compared to the previous report.
First-crop soybeans in the Chaco and northern Santa Fe suffer from heat and water stress, which can compromise yields. In the center, soy began grain filling under optimal moisture conditions, despite some cases of flooding in Buenos Aires. Second-crop soybeans, which began with plant losses, are recovering under ideal moisture conditions, which can partially mitigate losses.
Harvest progresses despite rain, with good yields
Corn harvesting advanced 1.3 percentage points in the last seven days, reaching 6.7% of the expected area, with an average yield of 80.1 qq/Ha. However, rains made access to the lots difficult, delaying the progress of the harvesters. Even so, the harvest remains 4.7 percentage points ahead of the same period last year. Late-sowing crops showed significant improvement, with plant condition rising 5.7 percentage points compared to the previous week.
The sunflower harvest advanced to 17.6% of the suitable area, with weekly progress of 3.8 percentage points, although it still shows a delay of 21.9 percentage points compared to the average of the last five years. In the NEA, where there was no significant rainfall, the harvest was completed with yields close to the three best historical figures in the region. In the central areas, yields exceeded the historical average, with some lots reaching record results.
Source: Leonardo Gottems | agrolink
