The soybean planting continues with a very marked delay in the core agricultural zonewhere, although the last rains promoted the work, needs heavy rainfall during Decemberestimated at around 100 millimeters (mm), to complete implantation and ensure the good condition of the crops.
In this way, in the main producing area of the countrywhich includes the north of Buenos Aires, center-south of Santa Fe and southeast of Córdoba, 1.2 million hectares were planted during the week and 75% of the area stipulated for cultivation in the region was covered, indicated the Rosario Stock Exchange (BCR).
However, this leap in the work of implantation of the oilseed taking advantage of the slightest presence of humidity in the soils, the BCR foresees that one million hectares will be planted during Decemberwhich is something “unpublished” for the region and that will have an impact on performance.
That is why the rains will be crucial during the next month to allow implantation work to be completed and to ensure the good condition of the crops. According to the engineers of the stock exchange entity, “if it does not rain 100 millimeters (mm) in December, the situation is going to become very serious for all the crops in the area.”
But, according to a report, from the BCR they see it as difficult to reach such a volume: “There may be extraordinary events, such as what happened with the 90 mm that Pergamino received (in the rains two weeks ago). But it is not a change trend, it’s an event”.
“More cooling in the Pacific is likely soon. Changes in global conditions are not in sight. We are going to be well below (the region’s average of 120 to 160 mm for December) if we continue business as usual The situation posed by the weather to crops is really very complex this year,” the work warned.
so far november the accumulated average rainfall for the region was 44 mm, when the monthly record is 110 to 130 mm.
so far november the accumulated average rainfall for the region was 44 mm, when the monthly record is 110 to 130 mm
“The south of Santa Fe, part of the central south of Santa Fe and the corridor of the extreme northeast of Buenos Aires even accumulated 30 mm throughout the month,” the BCR highlighted.
As for the temperaturesduring the last seven days the region experienced “very high levels” that were between 35ºC and 38ºC.
“The situation is very serious, we are entering a very demanding period: just to compensate for evapotranspiration losses, taking into account the need for a permanent meadow, around 5 mm per day are needed in the soil. If the calculations are made taking into account the values of temperatures and solar radiation these days are 7 mm per day,” they warned.
A Nacional levelthe situation is similar, with very marked delays in the implantation of summer crops.
According to the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange (BCBA), To date, only 19.4% of the stipulated 16.7 million hectares of soybeans have been plantedwhich determined a delay with respect to the previous campaign of 20 percentage points, with the greatest delays registered in the productive nuclei of the center of the national agricultural area: the center-north of Santa Fe, the north of La Pampa and the west of Buenos Aires. Aires.
Nevertheless, some relief can be expected in terms of rainfall in various areas of the countrysince the weekly forecast of the entity indicates that towards the middle of the week “the passage of a storm front will begin, which will produce rains in the southwest of the agricultural area, while the northwest of its extension will receive a contribution of precipitations from the tropic”.
“Most of the NOA, western Chaco, northwestern Paraguay, most of Buenos Aires, southern Córdoba, eastern Cuyo, northern La Pampa, and northeastern Uruguay will receive moderate rainfall. to very abundant, from 10 to 75 mm with foci with scarce values,” the report detailed.
