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Argentina: The late soybean harvest ended in the center and north of Santa Fe

Soybean
Sorghum
Maize (Corn)
Wheat
Argentina
Published Jun 23, 2022

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The late soybean harvest in the center and north of the province of Santa Fe concluded this week with a total production of 1,411,140 tons and an average yield of 26.5 quintals per hectare, after threshing that covered an area of 532,550 hectares. spokesmen for the sector reported today. The weekly report prepared by the provincial Ministry of Production and the Santa Fe Stock Exchange indicated that the crop went through various climatic scenarios since the beginning of the cycle, which in turn caused "an amplitude of phenological stages."

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"The irregular rainfall and heterogeneous geographical distribution influenced the vegetative growth of the crop," adds the study, which concludes that these consequences "were reflected in the difference in final yields." Regarding the sowing of wheat, the report indicates that the producers continued evaluating alternatives due to the scarce presence of water in the sowing bed, despite which this week the implantation reached 50% of what was expected. This percentage represents about 180,000 hectares, with an interweekly advance of 15 points and a delay of 18 percentage points compared to the same time of the previous campaign. Regarding cotton, the climatic stability of the last few days made it possible to advance the harvest in the lots that were in optimal conditions. The frosts of the period and of the previous week dried up the cotton fields in the stage of maturation of the bolls, which notably damaged them, since the cultivars had restarted the cycle and were poorly ...
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