Argentina: Grain and Feed Annual

Argentine wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2024/2025 is forecast at 16.8 million tons, 1 million tons higher than the previous weather-affected season. Exports are projected to remain practically flat at 10 million tons (including wheat flour in its wheat equivalent. Barley production for MY 2024/2025 is forecast slightly higher at 5.2 million tons, with marginally higher exports at 3.5 million tons. Argentine corn production in MY 2024/2025 is projected down at 48 million tons on 6 million hectares. These are the lowest of the past six years. The outbreak of the corn stunt disease in MY 2023/2024 is expected to make many farmers, especially in the central-northern areas, shift to soybeans. Sorghum area and production in MY 2024/2025 are up because of a significant reduction in corn area. Rice in MY 2024/2025 is projected to expand significantly on 205,000 hectares, while exports would also be up at 440,000 tons, milled base.