The drought also affected sorghum, which lost 500,000 tons in Argentina
Sorghum
Argentina
Published Jul 12, 2022
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The drought impacted sorghum for the 2021/22 campaign, which will have a cut of 500,000 tons in its harvest volume, according to the Rosario Stock Exchange (BCR).
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The drop in yields will be 7.3% in relation to the previous cycle, and will go from 44.3 qq/ha to 41.1 qq/ha. Given this scenario, a harvest of 2.8 million tons is expected. "The natural conditions of this crop, which give it greater resistance to drought compared to other summer crops, cushioned the decline in yields," they said from the Rosario stock exchange. LOOK: Another record in the field: investment in planting increased 32% and reached US$ 13.5 billion Of the 2.8 million tons expected to be produced, the BCR projected that 53.6% will be destined for export, while the remaining 46.4% will be used for domestic consumption. In the 2020/21 campaign, 66.7% of the grain produced was exported and unlike last year, in 2022 a higher percentage of the grain was used for livestock production. In a paper prepared for the recent congress organized by the Argentine Maize and Sorghum Association (Maizar), a paper prepared by Alberto Lugones and Julio Calzada, from the BCR, exposed some ...
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