A persistent drought in the central and eastern part of the agricultural region and the prospect of warm weather until the end of January would reduce Argentine corn production in 2024/25, the LSEG report said on Wednesday, lowering the yield estimate to 48.1. million tons.
Dry weather has affected corn crops as the planting season ends and the growing season begins to accelerate.
However, a climate specialist at the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said He said on Wednesday that mid-January rains in Argentina would bring relief to soybeans and corn in the food exporting nation’s primary agricultural region.
“Almost all major production areas are in the Pampas region The report said: “The minimum levels of soil moisture are currently recorded during the past six years, due to the continuation of dry weather since mid-December.”
LSEG indicated that if the drought continues, attention must be paid Situation-specific “Since most maize crops have already entered the early pollination stages thanks to the rapid pace of planting in December, they are easily vulnerable to the risk of low soil moisture in the future.”
(tags for translation) Agribusiness
