The Rosario Stock Exchange (BCR) stated that the demand for corn inputs continues to be flat and the drop in the intention to implement continues at 30% in the core area. However, the arrival of the traditional Santa Rosa storm has the potential to change the course of the corn pre-campaign.
Precipitation is expected to be forecast for Santa Fe reach a value of between 10 and 20 millimeters. In this way, the meteorological phenomenon It is crucial to awaken interest in the corn industrywhich awaits the passing of the precipitation to begin sowing.
How the countryside can benefit from the Santa Rosa storm
According to the report of the BCRthe decline in corn this year was unthinkable and contrasts with the upward trend that the cultivation of this cereal had shown in the last ten cycles. “The combination of factors such as the lack of waterthe impact of the leafhopper plague and the drop in international prices have caused a sharp decline in the surface area devoted to corn,” the trade union said.
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In the midst of a discouraging situation, the arrival of the traditional Santa Rosa storm “could change the course of the corn pre-campaign,” they explained. As detailed in the report, the BCR indicated that these rains – which are expected to reach precipitation around 10 to 20 millimeters – are crucial for to awaken interest in corn plantingespecially in towns such as Gálvez and María Susana, Santa Fe, where producers are finalizing the details of their planting to carry it out as soon as weather conditions allow.
In addition to raising the intention to plant corn in an atypical year for the production of this cereal, it is also expected that the rainfall will help the sowing of wheat. 10% of the wheat crop has begun to head out and after another week without rain, numerous plots that were in the process of being sown have consequently disappeared. excellent conditions y those in regular status increased. The lots are very good remain at 30% of the area while the very good ones, by 58%.
For the moment, the BCR reported that both in Monte Buey and in Piedritas, the wheat seems to be able to withstand the temporary lack of water, which would imply that the yield potential is still maintained. Meanwhile, in the town of María Susana, expectations are that these rains will reach averages of around 35 and 40 qq/ha.
Meteorological Alert for the Santa Rosa storm and cyclogenesis: which provinces are affected
This year the famous storm arrived in time and form and since then Friday, August 30, is already affecting different regions of the country. The rainfall will be accompanied by the formation of a low pressure system in the southeast of the Province of Buenos Aires – known as cyclogenesis – which will generate an intensification of the storm.
For Friday, the forecast details that rain will break out in the central-west of Buenos Aires, Córdoba and Santa Fe. In these areas, rainfall will be intense throughout the day, in addition to strong gusts of wind that could reach up to 1000 m. 70 kilometers per hour in the coastal areas, and the Rio de la Platawith the risk of a storm.
On the side of Mendoza and San Juan, The SMN issued a yellow alert for heavy rains and heavy snowfall possible. As to Currents and Missionsexperts warn of the possibility of severe stormswhich will be accompanied by intense gusts of wind that could exceed 80 km/h. In these areas, the fall of hail in some rural and urban areas.
Finally, the province of Entre Ríos will also be affected by the Santa Rosa phenomenon. According to the forecast, rainfall is expected to accumulate more than 100 millimeters in a few hourswhich could cause flash flooding in low-lying and poorly drained urban areas.
