Santa Fe in Argentina: corn planting intentions fall

(NAP) Corn coverage in the center and north of the province of Santa Fe would be reduced by 20%, according to a report published by the Santa Fe Stock Exchange, which was released last week. For its part, the cotton harvest was completed with a final production of 204,330 tons. Sunflower planting in the central-northern Santa Fe, the oilseed area par excellence, maintained its initial pace, particularly in the departments of General Obligado, north of San Javier, Vera, north of San Justo and north of Las Colonias, in the plots with moisture in the surface horizons of the soils, but in other sectors, with less content, it advanced while waiting for the forecast rainfall, which did not materialize. In this way, an advance in planting of 58 to 60% was achieved. The planting intention for the new 2024/2025 coarse grain harvest campaign was estimated at approximately 138,000 ha, with an increase of 4%, compared to the previous year; For its part, the planting of early corn continued in ...