For the whole season the import could reach 7.09 million tonnes.

According to the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange, as of 4August 4, 2017, in Argentina, sowing is completed on 95% of the areas planned for wheat cultivation. Over the past week, 3.2% of the areas were sown. In the provinces of Buenos Aires and La Pampa the soil is too moist due to rainfall, but it is drying up in the northern parts.