date:Jan 22, 2013
million tons. But the country needs rain by the end of the month to support corn flowering, maximize yields and realize that forecast, farmers and agronomists say.
According to the exchange, 93.4% of Argentina's 2012/13 commercial use corn is in the ground, marking an advance of almost 5 percentage points during the week.
Argentine farmers have planted more than 96% of their 2012/13 soybeans, having advanced 5.3 percentage points over the week the exchange said.