date:May 22, 2013
s, the smallest area on record.
Other estimates vary. The Buenos Aires Grains Exchange forecasts Argentina's 2013/14 wheat area at 3.9 million hectares, up from its estimate of 3.6 million last season.
Argentine 2013/14 wheat planting has already begun and the country is a key supplier to neighboring Brazil.
Farmers have however turned to other crops in recent years due to government export curbs meant to ensure ample domestic food supplies, but that growers say distort prices.
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