Argentina: The worst harvest of the last 15 campaigns

Published 2023년 3월 9일

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Argentina is experiencing its worst climatic conditions in modern agriculture history, leading to significant losses in soybean production. The latest estimate predicts a loss of 45% of the expected production, making the 2022/23 cycle the worst harvest in the last 15 years. The country also set a new record with 2.6 million hectares of soybeans remaining unharvested due to drought. The most affected provinces are Ríos and Santa Fe, with Santa Fe expected to see a decrease in production by 5.8 million tons. Overall, the country is looking at a national yield of 20.3 qq/ha, marking a decrease of 36% in production from the previous year.

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Argentina suffers from an unprecedented climatic scenario in modern agriculture. With a new cut of 7.5 Mt, the number of soybean production is updated to 27 Mt. In this way, it is estimated that 45% of the production expected at the beginning of the campaign has already been lost. The figure for March leaves the 2022/23 cycle as the worst harvest of the last 15 campaigns, even falling well below 2008/09 (31.8 Mt). With no change in the climate scenario in sight, new cuts are being warned. The number of hectares that are not receiving treatments against weeds and pests and the hectares that have dried up in the last three weeks is alarming. This is very marked in second-rate soybeans, but a rapid deterioration is also seen in first-rate soybeans. Between 2 and 3 M ha in soybeans may remain unharvested The area planted with soybeans is estimated at 2.6 M ha that could not be harvested in 2022/23. This is a new record that marks the brutal drought that our country continues to ...

Source: On24