Planting was with good water availability and run very smoothly.  However, excessive rains when long cycles were planted resulted in delays, from June to July. Yields were lower in short-cycle wheats, due to pondings and N washout.

Delayed planting did not affect heading since July to September temperatures were above average. Heading occurred about 5 to 7 days earlier in specific cultivars while tillering declined for the same reasons. No strong frosts were recorded at seedling and tillering. Frosts were below average.

The incidence of foliar diseases was relevant due to predisposing factors and new races of wheat rust. From early September to early November, new races of Puccinia striiformis attacked the crop, affecting cultivars that were healthy in past crop seasons. Farmers had to apply fungicides up to three times. Leaf rust (Puccinia triticina) was scarce and limited to very susceptible cultivars. On the other hand, stem rust (Puccinia graminis) appeared by mid- November and required control measures.  The early occurrence of yellow rust and the failure to apply fungicides reduced yields, resulting in low test weight.​​​

As of September, rains were regular and in October, they reached average. In some areas, however, by late October, water scarcity became apparent and reached its peak in early December. Nevertheless, after heading, temperatures were cool and mitigated the negative impact of the potential drought.

This region featured mid to high yields. Differences depended upon rainfall and technologies applied. Plots adequately fertilized yielded above 6,000 kg/h. By contrast, soil depth and low quality resulted in yields ranging from 2,500 to 5,000 kg/h, with many different PH values, good 1000-grain weight, and nice color.

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/tr> WHEAT ANALYSIS​ PARAMETERS MINIMUM MAXIMUM AVERAGE STANDARD DEVIATION VARIATION COEFFICIENT​ Test Weight (kg/hl)​ ​​78,20 85,30 81,46 1,30 1,60 Total Damaged Kernels ​​​(%) 0,00 0,52 0,19 0,14 72,13 Foreign Material ​(%) 0,06 1,08 0,45 0,28 61,81 Shrunken and Broken Kernels​​ (%) 0,06 0,76 0,28 0,18 63,29​ Yellow Berry Kernels​​ (%) 0,40 8,80 2,79 1,83 65,63 Protein (13,5% Moisture)​​ (%) 9,7 11,4 10,5 0,4 3,89 Protein (dry basis)  (%) 11,2 13,2 12,2 0,5 3,86 Weight of 1000 Kernels​​ (gr.) 33,70 43,20 37,87 2,5 6,66 Ash (dry basis) (%) 1,564 1,916 1,754 0,064 3,64 ​​​Total damaged kernels includes 0,05% frostand kernels, 0,01% sprouted kernels, 0,02% insect chewed kernels, 0,01% germ-chewed kernels​, 0,02% calcinated kernels. No damages due to carbon, green kernels and burnt kernels.​​ ​ GRADE DISTRIBUTION​​​ ​ FLOUR ANALYSIS​ PARAMETERS MINIMUM MAXIMUM AVERAGE STANDARD DEVIATION VARIATION COEFFICIENT​ ​MOLIENDA Gluten Húmedo (%) 20,9 29,5 24,1 1,9 7,85 Gluten Seco (%) 7,6 10,1 8,4 0,7 8,86​ Falling Number (seg.) 329 454 391 28 7,20​​ Rto. Harina (%) 66,58 71,00 68,87 1,00 1,46 Cenizas (s,s,s,) (%) 0,540 0,742 0,644 0,054 8,39 FARINOGRAMA Absorción de Agua  (14 % H°) (%) 55,0 63,0 59,2 1,9 3,30 Tiempo de Desarrollo (min.) 1,7 6,8 3,2 1,5 45,82​​ Estabilidad (min.) 2,8 14,3 8,8 2,8 31,59​ Aflojamiento (12 min.) 31 90 57 17 30,20 ALVEOGRAMA P (mm) 85 148 100 15 15,44​ L (mm) 42 119 71 18 25,30 W Joules x 10-4 198 306 247 28 11,25​ P / L 0,76 3,29 1,41 0,64 45,24 These results were elaborated with 25​​​​ composite samples prepared proportionally from 375​ ​primary samples (farmer deliveries).​​   SUBREGION DATA In this sub region the wheat production was 2.241.554 tons., the 12,2% of the national total. Were sampled 84.698 tons., the 3,​8 ​% of the sub region production.​​​ ​ APPENDIX OF LOCALITY COMPOSITE SAMPLES​ SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION WHEAT ANALYSIS​ SAMPLE NUMBER LOCALITY, DISTRICT OR DEPARTMENT TONNAJE GRADE TEST WEIGT (Kg/hl) TOTAL DAMAGED KERNELS (%) FOREIGN MATERIAL (%) SHRUNKEN AND BROKEN KERNELS (%) YELLOW BERRY KERNELS (%) PROTEIN (MOISTURE 13,5 % H°) (%) PROTEIN  (dry basis) WEIGT OF 1000 KERNELS (gr.) ASH (dry basis)(%​) 402 Lobería 4000 2 81,95 0,20 0,26 0,50 2,67 10,4 12,0 37,50 1,795 403 Balcarce 4000 2 79,45 0,16 0,41 0,34 0,53 10,2 11,8 38,50 1,732​ 404 Balcarce​ 4000 2 80,60 0,52 0,37 0,28 2,21 9,7 112 42,20 1,717 405 Balcarce 4000 2 81,50 0,36 0,32 0,11 1,69 10,7 12,4 36,90 1,706​ 408 Azul 4000 1 82,60 0,11 0,15 0,17 0,51 10,5 12,1 37,90 1,864 409 General Pueyrredon 4000 2 79,25 0,08 0,29 0,08 4,57 10,6 12,3 43,20 1,733 ​​​410 General Alvarado 4​000 1 81,05 0,15 0,09 0,16 0,90 10,0 11,6 42,10 1,729 413 Ayacucho 1500 1 79,20 0,04 0,10 0,12 3,82 9,7 11,2 40,70 1,640 414 General Madariaga 1500 2 78,20 0,30 0,06 0,18 1,34 10,0 11,6 40,50 1,564​ 500 General La Madrid 4000 3 80,80 0,28 0,98 0,30 0,40 10,8 12,5 35,80 1,916 501 General La Madrid 3990 2 82,60 0,34 0,50 0,62 4,20 10,4 12,0 36,70 1,819​ ​502 Adolfo Gonzales Chaves 3876 3 81,95 0,32 0,92 0,58 1,80 10,2 11,8 36,30 1,813​ 503 Adolfo Gonzales Chaves 2654 2 81,95 026 0,36 0,06 4,20 10,5 12,1 36,60 1,763 504 Adolfo Gonzales Chaves​​​ 2080 2 81,05 0,00 0,42 0,20 4,20 11,4 13,2 35,90 1,716 505 Laprida 2256 3 83,70 0,00 1,08 0,24 4,80 9,8 11,3 34,00 1,765 ​508 Tandil 4000 2 80,60 0,00 0,60 0,60 1,40 11,1 12,8 40,40 1,720 509 Tandil 4000 2 80,35 0,00 0,50 0,06 1,20 11,1 12,8 41,00 1,774 510 Tandil 2000 2 85,30 0,06 0,12 0,76 2,80 11,2 12,9 33,70 1,818 ​511 Tres Arroyos 4000 2 81,25 0,12 0,44 0,36 2,10 10,9 12,6 36,50 1,734 512 Tres Arroyos 4000 2 83,05 0,20 0,34 0,38 4,20 10,8 12,5 35,40 1,692 513 Tres Arroyos 4000 1 82,15 0,00 0,16 0,18 4,20 10,6 12,3 36,90 1,736 514 Tres Arroyos 3964 3 81,70 0,26 1,00 0,22 3,80 10,7 12,4 35,70 1,685 515 Tres Arroyos 3916 2 81,70 0,26 0,36 0,36 4,80 10,6 12,3 36,30 1,722 516 Tres Arroyos 2644 2 82,15 0,16 0,58 0,34 8,80 10,5 12,1 37,00 1,758 517 Tres Arroyos 2310 2 82,60 0,28 0,​48 0,44 2,20 10,6 12,3 36,20 1,769​ ​ APPENDIX OF LOCALITY COMPOSITE SAMPLES SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION WHEAT ANALYSIS​ SAMPLE NUMBER LOCALITY, DISTRICT OR DEPARTMENT WET GLUTEN(%) DRY GLUTEN(%) FALLING NUMBER (SEG.) FLOUR YIELD(%) FARINOGRAM ALVEOGRAM ASH(dry basis)(%)​ % AA (14 % H°) T, D, (MIN.) STABILITY (MIN.) DEGREE SOFTENING  (12 MIN.)​ P L W P/L ​​402 Lo​bería 23,9 8,9 391 68,21 58,7 5,7 10,6 55 110 53 224 2,08 0,675​ 403 Balcarce 23,7 8,8 328 69,80 60,5 3,3 8,2 63 111 50 213 2,22 0,574​ 404 Balcarce 23,8 8,8 350 67,57 56,5 3,1 8,5 52 93 59 198 1,58 0,552 ​405 Balcarce ​25,7 9,5 390 68,98 58,4 3,3 11,7 38 107 54 215 1,98 0,629​ 408 Azul 24,6 9,1 350 67,61 60,9 3,2 6,4 54 118 57 271 2,07 0,583​ ​​409 General Pueyrredon 24,1 8,9 391 68,24 62,9 3,6 12,0 32 148 45 271 3,29 0,562​ 410 General Alvarado 24,9 9,2 378 67,98 58,0 3,6 14,3 31 116 51 222 2,27 0,586 413 Ayacucho 20,9 7,8 429 66,58 59,0 4,7 9,4 43 131 42 228 3,12 0,649 414 General Juan Madariaga 23,7 8,8 387 55,0 3,2 13,2 34 93 75 245 1,24 0,540 ​500 General La Madrid 23,1 7,6 378 68,20 60,1 2,2 4,4 83 91 72 234 1,26 0,,648​ 501 General La Madrid 22,8 7,7 390 71,00 59,5 1,7 7,2 72 89 72 226 1,24 0,644​​ 502 Adolfo Gonzales Chaves 22,9 7,6 329 69,40 58,8 2,2 5,9 71 86 67 201 1,28 0,662​​​ 503 Adolfo Gonzales Chaves 22,9 7,7 397 70,00 59,1 2,2 6,6 86 90 69 226 1,30 0,642 504 Adolfo Gonzales Chaves 23,2 7,8 370 68,30 58,2 3,5 8,3 72 89 85 254 1,05 0,658 505 Laprida​​ 22,4 7,7 383 69,20 62,3 1,7 3,6 90 114 62 259 1,84 0,660​​ ​508 Tandil 29,5 10,1 444 69,80 63,0 5,7 12,0 33 90 119 306 0,76 0,742 509 Tandil 29,4 10,1 430 69,60 62,0 6,4 9,3 51 92 101 282 0,91 0,679 ​​510 Tandil 26,6 8,9 545 67,70 60,1 6,8 9,7 66 96 89 286 1,08 0,679​ 511 Tres Arroyos 24,0 8,1 382 69,30 57,6 2,2 9,6 65 85 98 278 0,87 0,626​ 512 Tres Arroyos 24,1 8,1 399 68,20 59,7 2,3 8,5 60 103 74 264 1,39 0,698​​ 513 Tres Arroyos 24,2 8,3 400 69,40 58,3 2,0 11,3 41 100 76 280 1,32 0,604​​ 514 Tres Arroyos 22,9 7,7 385 69,40 57,2 2,2 9,2 58 91 76 241 1,20 0,737 515 Tres Arroyos 23,2 8,0 400 69,70 57,6 2,0 2,8 65 94 75 254 1,25 0,676​​ 516 Tres Arroyos 23,3 7,8 386 69,20 58,0 2,0 9,0 57 95 71 244 1,34 0,692​​​ 517 Tres Arroyos​ 23,9 8,2 397 69,70 57,6 2,0 9,0 53 89 80 249 1,11 0,708​​​​