Argentine wheat safe for now from late-winter cold snap
date:Aug 27, 2013
ny real damage to have been done.

Frost can hurt wheat in Argentina when the plants are in their sprig-forming stage, starting around Sept. 15, said Pablo Adreani of the local Agripac consultancy. Today's frosts cannot hurt potential yields very much because the plants are still in their vegetative stage.

Until mid-September, frost is not a problem for Argentine wheat, said Gabriel Perez, analyst at the Mercampo consultancy.

The crop has just begun to cover parts of the Pampas grains belt wit
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