Argentina: Sunflower planting already covers 98.7% of the projected 2 million hectares

During the last week, the incorporation of lots of sunflower of the present cycle began to go through its final stretch throughout the country. To date, sowing progress is already at 98.7% of the 2 MHa projected for the 2022/23 campaign. In absolute numbers, more than 1.97 MHa have already been incorporated, marking a year-on-year delay in the work of 1.3 p.p. The only remaining lots to be incorporated are in the south of the province of Buenos Aires in sectors that have recovered their water levels in recent weeks. Regarding the condition of the crop of the area already planted, 66% of the tables register a normal condition While there are few plots left to be incorporated in the southern agricultural area, the plots in the north of the country begin to complete their phenological cycle. The situation of these tables is contrasting between the two main productive regions. On the one hand, the NEA area maintains yield expectations close to the average of recent seasons. Meanwhile, ...