The Secretary of Agriculture, Juan Bahillohighlighted this Tuesday that in the fine campaign there are already “more than six million hectares” plantedand estimated that the harvest is “between 18 and 19 million tons of wheat”.
Bahillo stressed “the improvement in the expectations of the producers for this fine campaign, in which more than six million hectares have been planted”when meeting with the president of the Federation of Grain Collectors Trade Centers and Entities, fernando rivaraand other presidents of Collection Centers.
During the meeting, dedicated to analyzing the agricultural prospects for 2023/24 after the impact of the drought on production, Bahillo stated that it is estimated “a harvest that will be around between 18 and 19 million tons of wheat”reported the Ministry of Agriculture through a statement.
“Together with Minister (of Economy) Sergio Massa, we reaffirm our commitment: reinforce dialogue and joint work to build a path to development based on increased production, employment and exports“concluded the official on Twitter after the meeting.
“The expectations of sowing are good,” said the Federation of Grain Collectors
For his part, Rivara maintained that “The expectations and desire to sow are good”noting that it has “The certainty that what is not planted in the fine grain will surely be grown in the thick grain with corn or soybeans”.
In addition, he assured that “apart from the drought, which ended and had a negative impact, expectations are good“, and regarding the economic context of the country, he said that there is “an absolutely difficult situation, but we must promote production and generate work“.
The meeting was attended by the head of the Agriculture Cabinet, Juan Fernandez Arocenaand the Undersecretary of Agricultural Markets, Luciano Zarich; Daniel Asseffof the Federation of Collectors, and the directors of this entity Raul Dente and Alejandro Carelli.
Also present were the president of the Córdoba Grain Collectors Society, Osvaldo Fabbroniand the Grain Collectors Center of Entre Ríos, Francisco Benedetti; the director of the Guild Society of Grain Collectors of Rosario, Arnaldo Moscoloni; the director of Cereals 25 de Mayo, Mauricio Diaz; and the Operations Manager of the Gear firm, Carlos Aloe.
Source: Ambito
