Overview

• Last week’s variable-intensity rains improved soil moisture across key provinces including Santa Fe, Entre Ríos and Corrientes.
• Wheat sowing has reached 98.3 percent of the projected 6.7 million hectares with 96.9 percent of fields rated normal to excellent.
• Only 3.8 percent of standing wheat, primarily in the north, has advanced to the stem elongation stage or beyond.
• Commercial maize harvesting stands at 88 percent of the national area, maintaining a 49 million-tonne output forecast at 72.3 quintals per hectare.
• Sorghum collection has hit 95 percent of planted area, prompting a 100,000-tonne upward revision to a 3.1 million-tonne national production estimate.