Argentina: 2010 soybean crop revised down to 52.7 mln t

According to the Argentine Agricultural Ministry, the estimate for the 2010 soybean crop has been revised down to 52.7 (previous estimate 54.0; previous year 32.0) mln t. Corn output has been reduced to 22.5 (22.7; 13.8) mln t.
For new crop wheat (2010/11), the forecast for the planted area has been reduced to 4.3 (4.4; 3.3) mln ha.
(Reuters, July 21, 2010)