In full swing Big grain campaignSince soybeans are already being grown in much of the country and early corn is going through important phases, the field is also accelerating development Wheat harvest. In this double productive front, The weather determines the rhythm and marks the times of work. In this framework it is Grain Exchange in Buenos Aires published his Weekly agroclimatic outlook where he detailed what is expected regarding raining And temperatures for Argentine agricultural land until the 17th of the current year.
According to the report, it will move forward Storm front This leads to different rainfall depending on the region. In the company’s words, it will “Rainfall of very variable intensity over a large part of the agricultural area, with the exception of a strip with rare or no records in the west and south of its extent” .
The largest amount accumulated will be concentrated in the NOA thatHe northeast of CuyoHe ChacoHe North and center of the Pampas regionwith “moderate to abundant precipitation (25 to 75 mm) with minor precipitation and large areas of severe storms, with winds, torrential rain and possible hail over the north of its extent“.
In contrast, there will be areas that receive very little or nothing. The report states: “Little to no records are observed in the extreme northwest of Paraguay, western NOA, most of Cuyo, and southwestern Pampas region” .
For growers determining fertilization, weed control, or second planting progression, the expected heterogeneity is the reason they need to closely monitor the local evolution of storms. The document said that everything will pass with a significant increase in temperature. “Tropical winds will blow, bringing above-average temperatures across most agricultural areas, with areas of intense heat in the far north.“.
This results in maximum values that are higher than 35°C in the east of the NOA, in the east of Cuyo, in the Chaco, in Mesopotamia and in the north of the Pampean region, with sectors above 40°C North. Further in the center and south of the country, the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange said there would be maximum levels in other areas 30 to 35°Cwhile much of Buenos Aires will fall in between 25 and 30°C .
The scenario will change suddenly as the storm front passes. According to the company, “Together with the front there will be a late arrival of southerly winds, which will lead to below-average minimum temperatures in large parts of the agricultural area.” .
The declines will be significant and will be felt in different parts of the country. There will be such in the mountainous and mountainous areas of the NOA and Cuyo “Minimum temperatures below 0°C, with general and local frost.” A second cold core will cover central-western NOA, central-western Cuyo, the Buenos Aires Mountains and eastern Uruguay. The minimum values are in between 0 and 5°Cwith “Danger of local frost”says the report.
However, in large parts of the Pampas region, the minimum temperatures are between 5 and 10°C. Although they do not pose a threat of frost, they do mean a significant cooling of the season, with possible effects on the growth rate of crops.
Finally, only the north of the Pampas region, the Chaco and Mesopotamia will hold higher records than 15°C They remain outside the cold pulse that permeates the rest of the agricultural area. These unusually low temperatures for mid-December are forcing precautions to be taken in sensitive plots, particularly early corn plantings and recent soybean plantings, he explained.
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