本月，罗萨里奥市附近潘帕斯中部部分地区的气温降至零下 5 摄氏度。
“Cold is good for wheat because it helps the plant grow downward in the early stages,” said Cristian Russo, a member of the Exchange’s forecast team. “Average temperatures are in line with previous years, and even a bit lower.”
Wheat farmers in the central part of Argentina’s fertile Pampas region will plant about 10 percent less area in 2011 than a year earlier amid government restrictions on wheat exports, the exchange said in a July 12 report.
Argentina is Latin America’s largest wheat producer, and farmers are expected to plant 4.47 million hectares this season, compared with 4.5 million in 2010.