date:Aug 12, 2013
rmers continue to see barley as the best alternative to wheat, which continues to be affected by government policy.
Posts corn production for MY2013/14 is projected at 26 MMT. Exports are reduced by 1 million tons.
The Argentine Ministry of Agriculture recently released its July report indicating that it has implemented a new methodology and found a significantly larger number of hectares of corn and thus a bigger production.
The private sector is skeptical about these new numbers. Estimating