Recent rains boost corn planting in Argentina

The traditional Santa Rosa storm brought some relief to the core region, especially in the northeast sector of the province of Buenos Aires and south of Santa Fe, where the accumulated rainfall has been significant in stimulating the intention to add new plots to the corn campaign. According to an analysis by the head of Agricultural Estimates of the Rosario Stock Exchange, Cristian Russo, the rainfall recorded in key areas has been fundamental in improving the prospects for corn and wheat in the region. Russo pointed out that “in Pergamino there were accumulations of 51 millimeters, in Chacabuco 50, Rojas 46, and Santa Teresa 41 millimeters,” highlighting that these levels exceeded initial expectations. “We expected between 10 to 20 mm, where these values have been exceeded, we hope that the producer feels tempted to add some more corn plots. The balance is very good for a large part of the core region, in the areas that received water, these rains were very slow and will ...