date:Jan 22, 2013
stry said in its monthly report.
The season started at a disadvantage when many farmers shifted to soy and other crops to skirt the export curbs that the government places on wheat. Growers planted 3.5 million hectares with wheat, down 25% from the 2011/12 crop year.
The Buenos Aires Grains Exchange issued its weekly crop report saying it expects Argentina's 2012/13 wheat harvest to come in at 9.8 million tons, a good 30% under the 2011/12 crop.
The loss is principally due to the inter-annual