Wheat planting began, limited by lack of soil moisture in Entre Ríos, Argentina

The sowing of wheat in the fields of the province of Entre Ríos began in the last days of the 2022/23 agricultural season, although in a limited way, due to the lack of humidity that is registered in the seedbed, warned the provincial Cereal Exchange. In addition, the high price of nitrogenous fertilizers that was registered weeks ago made the grain less competitive, since to recover the investment a high indifference yield was needed, added the agricultural entity. The yield of indifference is the production that would cover the total costs of the crop per unit area, including marketing and harvesting. For this reason, Entre Ríos producers opted to plant alternative crops such as rapeseed, carinata or flax. The implantation of wheat is located from mid-May to mid-July, although for this agricultural cycle, these tasks are limited by the lack of moisture in the seedbed. It is important to note that, in recent days, there has been a decrease in the price of urea and an increase in ...