They estimate a 6% increase in corn harvest

They estimate a 6% increase in corn harvest

After registering a week-on-week progress in the harvest of 8.1 percentage points, 97.9% of the suitable area throughout the country has already been harvested, with a national average yield of 69.9 quintals per hectare (qq/ he has).

On the other hand, the rains improved the condition of the wheat in the south of the agricultural area and almost three quarters of the area implanted at the national level is in optimal to adequate conditions, reported the Buenos Aires Cereal Exchange (BCBA).

The harvest of the cereal entered this week in its last section with only 140 thousand hectares to raise,

“These events were concentrated in the south of the agricultural area, which made it possible to carry out the tillering fertilization tasks,” the BCBA said.

In the center and north of the agricultural area, the increase in temperatures accelerated development and increased the demand for moisture, added to the fact that the occurrence of frosts and the appearance of outbreaks of pests and diseases can affect the condition of the crop, especially in the fields more advanced.

Regarding sorghum, the stock market entity ended with the harvest of 920,000 tons that delivered 3.5 million tons, 100,000 tons more than in the 2020/21 campaign.

Source: Ambito

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