Soybean harvesting and wheat planting have slowed in Argentina due to poor weather

Excessive soil moisture in the southern region of Argentina’s agricultural belt has slowed the 2025/26 soybean harvest and delayed wheat sowing in the 2026/27 season, the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange reported on Thursday.

The exchange forecasts soybean production at 50.1 million tonnes and expects wheat sowing area to reach 6.5 million hectares.

The exchange reported that soybean harvesting is currently concentrated in the southern regions, where some of the crop remains unharvested.

The report also noted that progress has been made in the country’s soybean harvest, reaching 97.2% of the sowing area.

According to the exchange, wheat sowing is 57.6% complete, and despite weather-related delays, the sowing pace remains 16.6 percentage points ahead of the historical average.

The exchange also reported that Argentina’s 2025/26 corn harvest is 48.2% complete. A record corn harvest of 64 million tonnes is forecast.

Argentina is the world’s largest exporter of soybean oil and meal, as well as a major global supplier of wheat.

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