Wheat The long-awaited rains have finally arrived in southeastern Buenos Aires, with precipitation totals ranging from 20–50 mm. While the rainfall isn’t sufficient to complete the wheat crop, it provides relief to an area where plants were beginning to suffer. For now, it halts the decline in expected yields, but more water will be needed within days, particularly in the west and southwest.Despite October’s rains, the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange reports that 31 percent of the wheat remains in regular to drought moisture conditions. Additionally, there has been a slight deterioration in crop condition from the previous week, with only 33 percent of wheat now in good-to-excellent condition. October’s rains have supported fields where wh...

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