Argentina: Sowing of winter crops 2023/24 ends

Published Jul 26, 2023

Tridge summary

During the first half of July, the wheat planting in Cordoba reached 97% of the projected area, which is similar to historical rates. The projected area for wheat is 20% less than the previous campaign, but the crop is mostly in excellent to good condition with only 10% of lots experiencing fair to bad conditions. Chickpea planting also concluded in June with a positive 27% variation compared to the previous campaign, but a negative 72% variation compared to the historical average in Cordoba. Both wheat and chickpea crops are facing mild issues with pests and diseases.

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Original content

During the first half of July, wheat planting would have reached 97% of the projected area, which would add up to a total of 824,900 hectares. Said planting progress is similar to the historical rate of work in the province for the same period. The area projected for the cereal would be 20% less than that planted during the past campaign, being 225,400 hectares below the historical average (2007-2022) for the province. The wheat was developing the first leaves and beginning to tiller. Due to the low water requirement of the cereal in these stages, it was mostly between excellent and good general condition. According to the collaborators' report, 10% of the lots had fair to bad conditions, attributable to lack of water in some lots, pests, diseases and frost damage. Although low temperatures could delay the development of the crop, during tillering the meristems are protected at ground level and are not affected, allowing the crop to recover its growth condition. or to the presence ...

Source: Rural Net