Soybeans covered 30% of the core region as rains caused excess moisture

Argentine soybean planting reached 30% of the planned area in the core region after about 500,000 hectares were planted in a week, four percentage points ahead of the five-year average. Saturated soils, storms, hail and wind were reported in some production areas, while nationwide planting was 4.7% of the projected 17 million hectares.