Argentina dry weather to propel stalled soybean harvest


  • World
  • Thursday, 29 Apr 2021

FILE PHOTO: Soybean plants are seen on a drought-affected farm near Chivilcoy, Argentina, February 28, 2018. Picture taken February 28, 2018. REUTERS/Martin Acosta

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's stalled soy harvest is set for a boost from a period of expected dry weather, meteorologists and grains analysts said, after recent heavy rains in key farming areas had slowed down farmers gathering in their crops.

The expected weeks of dry weather should help allay fears of further losses to the important soy harvest in the world's largest exporter of processed soy meal and oil, which relies heavily on the grain for much-needed foreign currency.

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