Uruguay with record agriculture

The Directorate of Agricultural Statistics (DIEA) of the MGAP released its 2023 Spring Survey with new data corresponding to the performance of winter crops in Uruguay, and planting intentions for summer crops. As already predicted by the preliminary data that emerged from the farms in the different growing areas, wheat set a historical yield record, exceeding 5 tons per hectare and reaching 5,037 kg/ha, according to the official estimate. It is a notable advance in a key crop for Uruguay, both historically and at the present time. Indeed, wheat has traditionally been the country's main crop, although today other crops have equaled or surpassed it. In times of import substitution (mid-last century until the 80s) it was subsidized in different ways, with the aim of reaching and maintaining self-sufficiency, covering the almost 400,000 tons corresponding to domestic consumption. Today things have changed so much that that scenario is unrecognizable: wheat has been an export crop for ...