"Megacampaign": it was confirmed that Argentina will have the largest wheat harvest in history

The Rosario Stock Exchange (BCR) adjusted upwards the wheat harvest and indicated that, amid historic yields, a record production is expected: 24.5 million tons. This is a volume that even exceeds the maximum of 23 million tons in 2021/2022. "The wheat production projection was adjusted upwards by 1.5 million tons from October to November, far exceeding the initial expectations in July of achieving 20 million tons. It is estimated that a record production of 24.5 million tons could be obtained with a record average national yield of 37.7 quintals per hectare (qq/ha). Regarding the wheat sowing area, a surface area of 6.9 million hectares is being worked with," the entity said in a report. According to the report, "if the 2021/22 campaign, with 23 million tons, was a super wheat campaign, the current one will be a mega campaign." It explained that this cycle would surpass the previous record by 6.5% in production and by 2.7 qq/ha in the average national yield. The harvest has an ...