Source: Ukragroconsult (Ukraine)
According to a report by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), Argentina is expected to produce and export more wheat in 2024-25 as acreage has been expanded.
Wheat production is estimated at 18.6 million tons, significantly higher than the 15.7 million tons harvested in the 2023-24 marketing year. The area under cultivation increased to 6.2 million hectares as better conditions in April and May encouraged farmers to sow more than originally planned.
Exports are estimated at 12.4 million tons, an increase of 9.2 million tons compared to the previous season. Brazil will be the main destination, followed by Indonesia and several African countries, according to the FAS.
Corn production is estimated at 49 million tons, 2 million tons less than in 2023-24, and the area under cultivation has decreased by 200,000 hectares.
“Sowing of the new crop will begin in late August/early September, and it remains questionable how large the total area planted will be after the 2023-24 corn crop was severely damaged by an unusually severe infestation of corn dwarf disease in north-central Argentina, resulting in a production drop of more than 15 percent,” the FAS said. “In the northern areas, many farmers have now planted wheat to at least maintain crop rotation.”
Exports are estimated at 35.5 million tons in 2024-25, up from 34 million tons in 2023-24.
“Farmers’ sales are slower than usual as most farmers are in a relatively good financial position and are holding on to corn and soybeans for as long as possible to wait for prices to recover,” the FAS said.