To the rainfall recorded in recent days in much of the agricultural area of Argentina Soybean crop conditions have improved, according to a report released on Thursday (19) by Buenos Aires Cereal Exchange (BCBA).
According to the entity, the water condition Classified as adequate to excellent, it advanced 7 percentage points compared to the previous survey. The highlight was the center and the southeast of the province of Buenos Aires, regions that had been facing water deficitthroughout much of the harvest season and now they present significant recovery.
Furthermore, the crop conditions The category considered normal to excellent also recorded a weekly improvement of 2 percentage points, reflecting the positive impact of recent rainfall.
In the case of first crop soybeansAs harvest approaches, collaborators from the exchange indicate expected average yields of 35.9 quintals per hectare in the Northern Nucleus and 37.9 quintals per hectare in the Southern Nucleus.
Already second-crop soybeans The crop is in a critical stage of development, with 74.7% of the areas in this phase. Of this total, 67% are in normal to excellent growing conditions, with a slight improvement after the recent rains.
Given this scenario, the BCBA maintained its estimate of national production at 48.5 million tons for the current harvest.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.