The Ministry of Production of La Pampa, through the Directorate of Agriculture, participated in the traditional Agrotour organized by the Bahía Blanca Grain and Products Exchange, a technical tour that every year brings together specialists, producers and leaders of the sector to evaluate the performance of winter crops, such as wheat and barley, in the southwest of Buenos Aires and the Pampean region.
The Pampean Circuit included sampling in fields in La Pampa and the south of Buenos Aires, which provides a broad vision but also raises the regional averages due to the better productive conditions of the Buenos Aires territory. The initial results presented were: wheat: 2,550 kg/ha and barley: 3,700 kg/ha.
Regarding the provincial reality, the official indicated that the preliminary yields for wheat are within the usual ranges for campaigns of medium behavior, with values that ranged between 1,800 and 2,100 kg/ha. However, Ovando warned that the frost recorded during the critical period “caused variable damage depending on the phenological state and location of the lot, generating a reduction in yield potential and it is estimated that protein quality in several productive areas will be affected.”
Finally, the APN said that the Ministry of Production will continue to update the estimates as the harvest progresses and consolidated information becomes available.
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