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Mercosur Regional Analysis

Wheat Lack of rain and low soil moisture are still issues for Argentine farmers as they approach the wheat planting window. A few days ago, small areas received scattered showers and those farmers took the opportunity to plant wheat. But planting activities are still delayed for many farmers in the center/north and north as they are not able to plant due to drought and dry soils. Overall, planting has progressed faster than expected, mainly because the planting window is starting in the center and center/south where soil moisture was better. The Buenos Aires Grain Exchange reduced the planted area estimate by 100,000 ha, down to 6.5 Mha (versus 6.7 Mha last year). The FAS market saw origination of about 250 KMT per week during the past tw...

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