Nov 06, 2024
2024/25 Argentina Corn 34.5% Planted up 5.6% for the Week
Author: Michael Cordonnier/Soybean & Corn Advisor, Inc.
Rain over the weekend favored northeastern La Pampa and central Buenos Aires. This week, rain should favor central and eastern Buenos Aires with light to moderate showers across the rest of the region. The forecast for next week is again calling for light to moderate showers across most of the region. The rainfall in Argentina has been enough to sustain the recently planted crops, but not enough to recharge the soil moisture.
Corn planting in Argentina was 34.5% as of late last week, which represented an advance of 5.6% for the week. In the core production areas, the corn is 70-75% planted with 20-50% planted in southern areas and 0% planted in far northern Argentina.
The 2024/25 Argentina corn acreage is estimated at 6.0 million hectares (14.8 million acres), which is down 1.0 million hectares or approximately 15%. The 2024/25 corn acreage remains uncertain due to low numbers of corn leafhoppers and improved corn prices. It is possible that farmers may not switch as much of their late planted corn to soybeans as had been anticipated at the start of the season.
Below is the corn planting pace in Argentina for October 30, 2024 from the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange.
Below is the corn condition rating in Argentina for October 30, 2024 from the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange.
2024/25 Argentina Corn Ratings*
| Condition | Soil Moisture | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor/V. Poor % | Good/Excellent % | Short/V Short | Favorable/Optimum | |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 14 (38) | 26 (6) | 18 (39) | 82 (61) |
*Source: Buenos Aires Grain Exchange – Crop Condition & Development Stages