In Uruguay, the main winter crop remains wheat

The 2024 harvest of winter crops in Uruguay covered a total area of 742,000 hectares, distributed mainly between wheat, barley and rapeseed, according to data provided by Urupov through traditional remote sensing work. With 355,000 hectares, wheat remains the predominant crop in winter. Its origin varies: 58% comes from labeled seed, 37% corresponds to own use and between 4% and 5% is of unknown origin. Once again, the traditional crop that is part of the DNA of many of the farmers in our country, consolidates its preponderance as the main winter agricultural exploitation in area and second of grain crops in total, only behind soybeans. According to Urupov's remote sensing report, barley occupied 262,000 hectares, of which 88% will be used for the malting industry, mainly between Ambev and Maltería Oriental, while the remaining 12% will go to fodder production. The increase in demand for malting barley is due to the growth of the brewing sector and direct contracts with the ...