Argentina: The worst harvest of the last 15 campaigns
Soybean
Argentina
Published Mar 10, 2023
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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.
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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 suffer. The lost area would double the previous record, that of 2017/18, when 1.3 M ha would not have been harvested. Unfortunately, it is noted that given the current scenario of massive losses and without prospects for a radical change in climate forecasts in a large part of the Pampas region, the figure could shortly break the level of 3 M ha. Which are the most affected provinces? Between Ríos and Santa Fe they continue to be the hardest-hit provinces and those with the worst marks. In terms ...
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