Overview
- Producers finished planting about 1.4 million hectares of early corn in the core region, timing the crop to avoid its mid-January critical period, while pockets of northern Buenos Aires shifted sowing to later dates due to excess water.
- Wheat stands are reported mostly in very good to excellent condition with 500–600 spikes per square meter and local yield estimates up to 60 quintals per hectare, and technicians say the fusariosis risk has receded.
- First-crop soybean planting is slated to begin around October 20, with agronomists warning of heightened pressure from yuyo colorado and rama negra after repeated spring rains.
- Advisers caution that heavy winter–spring rains leached soil nitrates, recommending lot-by-lot sampling, avoiding past nitrogen doses, and using saturation strips with SPAD or NDVI to decide on second applications.
- Institutional outlooks point to larger national corn area and strong potential output, with the Buenos Aires exchange at 7.8 million hectares and 58 million tonnes potential and Rosario projecting 9.7 million hectares, as fertilizer suppliers promote protected-N options for late corn based on company trials.