Sunflowers and wheat open a new hope for the Chaco countryside.

Published Jun 22, 2025

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Despite the extreme difficulties left by the soybean campaign, the mood is beginning to change among producers in the northern part of the country thanks to optimal conditions for wheat and sunflower planting.

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Runner Ariel Ojeda assured Agroperfiles that "expectations for sunflower remain firm" and that soil moisture is very good in broad productive areas. "I was in the field last week measuring moisture with clients. There are places with moisture up to 1.5 meters. This allows you to plant with confidence. In recent days there have been rains, which no longer matter for soybeans because we're already committed, but it's very good for wheat and will define sunflower planting," he explained. "Sunflower will be everywhere" Ojeda showed himself optimistic: "Sunflower will be planted everywhere, without a doubt. The amount of moisture and conditions we have is impressive. We did a survey with mill people and calculate there are some 200,000 hectares of wheat and around 400,000 of sunflower in the pipeline. Sunflower is a super noble crop, super strong, very well done". The sector's gaze is already set on the second semester: "We're going through this bad moment which is July, but in August ...
Source: Agromeat

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