The corn harvest in Argentina is expected to be quite high

At the beginning of the harvesting campaign in Argentina, high corn yields are recorded. Data from the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange indicates that corn in Argentina was threshed on 794.8 thousand hectares by April 5, representing 11.1% of the planned area (+5.4% for the week). As of this date, 7.36 thousand tons of grain have been threshed with an average yield of 9.26 t/ha - a fairly high figure for the initial stage of the campaign. However, crop condition deteriorated slightly, with the percentage of plants in good to excellent condition falling to 17%, down from 22% the week before. At the same time, plants in normal condition account for 51 (versus 53)% and in poor and very poor condition - 32 (25)%. In addition, an increase in the number of leaf beetle pests on crops is reported, and ...