Corn harvest advances in Argentina and yields remain low, points out BCBA

This Thursday (23), the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange (BCBA) updated its reports on the 2022/23 corn crop in Argentina, highlighting the progress of the crop in the country and the low crop yields. “After some delays caused by the last rains, the cereal harvest proceeded at a good pace. As the first plantings are harvested, yields continue to fall”, he points out. Stock exchange data report that the Argentine harvest has already been completed in 7% of the area and has an average productivity of just 62.67 bags per hectare, which maintains the production projection at 36 million tons, 16 million less than the last season. “At the same time, the expectation of yields from late batches decreases due to thermohydric stress”, point out the BCBA technicians. The BCBA currently rates Argentina's corn crops with 9% as good or excellent, 38% as fair and 53% as fair or ...