Argentina Wheat insights

Dry weather last week across much of Argentina has helped accelerate the pace of 2025/26 wheat sowing, particularly in key growing areas that suffered from excess moisture following heavy rains in May, the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange said on Thursday. “Good weather has allowed agricultural work to accelerate in particularly delayed regions... such as the

According to the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange (BCBA), water excesses continue to negatively impact the summer grain harvest and delay wheat planting in Argentina. So far, 23.6% of the 6.7 million hectares projected for the 2025/26 crop have been planted, which represents a delay of 8 percentage points compared to the average of the last five years.

The Brazilian wheat market remains slow, especially in the Southern region, given the prospect of a full harvest in Argentina and the possibility of a significant reduction in planted area in Brazil. This assessment comes from the International Center for Economic Analyses and Agricultural Market Studies (Ceema), in a report published this Thursday (5), with data referring to the week from May 30 to June 5.