Wheat crop may be low because of frost and drought
sexta-feira, dezembro 30, 2022
Argentina's wheat harvest estimate for the 2022/23 season may be reduced again in the coming weeks, as yields are below expectations, as reported by the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange on Thursday (29). The motive? The climate ranged from frost to drought.
According to Reuters, late frosts and a historic drought caused the Stock Exchange to reduce its estimate for the South American country's wheat crop to 12.4 million tons (the country is the main supplier of wheat to Brazil), the initial forecast was for a crop of 20.5 million tons of wheat, at the beginning of the season.
As published in the weekly crop report, if this trend continues, the current production projection of 12.4 million tons can be changed again. By Wednesday, Argentine producers had harvested 91.4% of the 6.1 million hectares planted in the cereal.
Source: Agrolink
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