{"id":661312,"date":"2025-12-30T00:12:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T00:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/661312\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T00:12:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T00:12:08","slug":"argentine-farmers-bag-last-fields-of-a-dream-wheat-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/661312\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentine farmers bag last fields of a dream wheat season"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul data-testid=\"Summary\" class=\"summary-module__summary__QjADA\">\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">Argentina&#8217;s wheat harvest expected to exceed previous record by up to 25%<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">Ideal weather conditions led to unprecedented wheat yields, Rosario Grain Exchange reports<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">Soybeans and corn also show good prospects, pending January rains<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">Only 13% of wheat area remains unharvested nationwide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>BENITO JUAREZ, Argentina, Dec 29 (Reuters) &#8211; Diego Ugrotte, like many other Argentine farmers, is wrapping up what could be described as a near-perfect wheat season.<\/p>\n<p>The 51-year-old farmer from the southern part of the Buenos Aires province, Ugrotte examines his wheat plants near the steady roar of a combine harvester combing through his fields. The verdict is hard to argue with: this one turned out exceptionally well.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"promo-box\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__promo-box__hVl8h\"> Sign up  <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/argentine-farmers-bag-last-fields-dream-wheat-season-2025-12-29\/undefined?location=article-paragraph&amp;redirectUrl=%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fargentine-farmers-bag-last-fields-dream-wheat-season-2025-12-29%2F\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We knew it was going to be a good harvest, but not to the extreme of the figures we ended up with,&#8221; said the farmer from the town of Benito Juarez, about 400 kilometers south of the Argentine capital.<\/p>\n<p>With the country&#8217;s two main grain exchanges estimating the 2025\/26 wheat harvest at a record between 27.1 and 27.7 million tons, the farmer&#8217;s words resonate not only in his region, the wheat heartland of the country, but throughout Argentina.<\/p>\n<p>With only a few hectares left to harvest, production is expected to exceed the country&#8217;s record wheat harvest of 22.2 million tons for the 2021\/22 season by up to 25%, according to official data.<\/p>\n<p>A hot, dry day in the austral summer is helping wrap up the harvest on Ugrotte\u2019s farm, where he has been working since he was 17.<\/p>\n<p>Item 1 of 5 A drone view shows a farmer harvesting wheat as the country&#8217;s major grain exchanges forecast a record 2025\/26 wheat crop for Argentina, one of the world&#8217;s top grain suppliers, in Azul, Argentina, December 26, 2025. REUTERS\/Martin Cossarini<\/p>\n<p><b data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__medium__2Rl30 text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__ultra_small_body__WelUC primary-gallery-module__pagination__3IXiB\">[1\/5]<\/b>A drone view shows a farmer harvesting wheat as the country&#8217;s major grain exchanges forecast a record 2025\/26 wheat crop for Argentina, one of the world&#8217;s top grain suppliers, in Azul, Argentina, December 26, 2025. REUTERS\/Martin Cossarini <a data-testid=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reutersconnect.com\/item\/argentine-farmers-bag-last-fields-of-a-dream-wheat-season\/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjU6bmV3c21sX1JDMkpPSUE5MjhGUw%3D%3D\/?utm_medium=rcom-article-media&amp;utm_campaign=rcom-rcp-lead\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC link-module__with-icon__qlg76 collapsible-caption-module__license__CPQvV\">Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab<\/a>IDEAL SEASON<\/p>\n<p>Argentina, one of the world&#8217;s top grains suppliers, relies on the agricultural sector to generate foreign currency.<\/p>\n<p>Dry conditions have smoothed the path for combines on rural roads and across fields nationwide, after Argentina enjoyed <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/environment\/wet-argentine-farmland-offsets-drier-la-nina-outlook-2025-11-07\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">almost ideal weather<\/a> at every stage of wheat development, resulting in what the Rosario Grain Exchange described as &#8220;unprecedented&#8221; yields for the crop.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There were low temperatures in the winter when the crop was in its vegetative stage, which is what it needs. Then it had a period of very regular rainfall that resulted in good tillering, good ear development, and finally, excellent grain filling,&#8221; said Ugrotte.<\/p>\n<p>According to the producer, in Benito Juarez only 20% to 30% of the wheat area remains unharvested, marking the end of an &#8220;excellent&#8221; season. Nationally, just 13% of the planted area remains unharvested, according to the latest government data.<\/p>\n<p>And while producers are bagging their last batches of wheat, in adjacent fields, Argentine soybeans and corn are nearing maturity, also with good prospects according to Ugrotte.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For the main crops, the weather has also been cooperating&#8221; he said. &#8220;The main crops harvest still depend on what happens with January rains, but the outlook looks good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"SignOff\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__extra_small__8Buss body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__extra_small_body__Bfz20 sign-off-module__text__LQAMP\">Reporting by Miguel Lo Bianco, Writing by Maximial Heath and Natalia Siniawski<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Body\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__element__5eCce article-body-module__trust-badge__5mS3f\">Our Standards: <a data-testid=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thomsonreuters.com\/en\/about-us\/trust-principles.html\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__medium__2Rl30 text-module__small__sph8i link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC link-module__with-icon__qlg76\">The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reutersagency.com\/en\/licensereuterscontent\/?utm_medium=rcom-article-media&amp;utm_campaign=rcom-rcp-lead\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"button-module__link__A3sD0 button-module__secondary__70gBu button-module__round__QDFgq button-module__w_auto__Sem-F\" data-testid=\"LicenceContentButton\" rel=\"noopener\">Purchase Licensing Rights<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Argentina&#8217;s wheat harvest expected to exceed previous record by up to 25% Ideal weather conditions led to unprecedented&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":661313,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3090],"tags":[202120,124884,44689,51,18648,202126,1700,124890,165980,352,202121,202122,124880,202123,3273,202119,202118,168714,202044,202125,202117,84729,16,15,3289,202124],"class_list":{"0":"post-661312","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy","8":"tag-agri","9":"tag-amers","10":"tag-ar","11":"tag-business","12":"tag-com","13":"tag-destortao","14":"tag-economy","15":"tag-emrg","16":"tag-env","17":"tag-farm","18":"tag-fobe","19":"tag-fotb","20":"tag-gen","21":"tag-gra","22":"tag-latam","23":"tag-mtpix","24":"tag-mtvid","25":"tag-ncyc","26":"tag-pxp","27":"tag-samer","28":"tag-topicmarkets-commodities-agriculture","29":"tag-topnws","30":"tag-uk","31":"tag-united-kingdom","32":"tag-wea","33":"tag-wht"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115805627617317297","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=661312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661312\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/661313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=661312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=661312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=661312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}