THE Buenos Aires Grain Exchange (BCBA) It was reported this Wednesday (8) that planting of Argentina's 2026/27 wheat crop reached 87.9% of the estimated area, after advancing 7 percentage points in a week. Although they are 3.1 pp behind year-on-year, the pace of work is 12.2 pp ahead of the historical average.
According to BCBA, planting in the central and northern regions of the agricultural area is already in its final phase, with the exception of some areas in north-central Santa Fe, where the lack of adequate soil conditions continues to delay the operation.
In the southern part of the agricultural area, on the other hand, trafficability problems are more widespread, and between 20% and 40% of the area in each region still needs to be sown to reach the planned surface area for the cereal.
"Regarding crop development, different phenological stages are observed throughout the agricultural area, from the first crops entering the stem elongation phase in Northwest Argentina to newly sown areas that are still underground, with delayed emergence due to low temperatures," the organization states.
According to BCBAThe country is expected to cultivate 6.5 million hectares with wheat this cycle, while production has the potential to reach 21.3 million tons.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.