Argentina – Update on Curupi Pora farm activities (April 2017)
We register more rainfall in the farm than the usual standard for the period. This rainfall benefits our cattle herd (over 5,000 heads) so as for our corn plantation dedicated ultimately to the animals suplementation. However, those episodes delayed a bit some other sowing activities.
The farm is dedicated to breeding activity and in this framework, we just successfully sowed 470 hectares of pastures to increase meet production. First step was the aerial application of glyphosate.
Then 400 hectares of ray grass were sowed via aerial application as you can see below. In addition, 70 hectares of OAT were sowed via land application.
In order that our herd take full benefit of this program, we are also building a new Australian water tank (400, 000 liters of capacity – 3 meters high) with a minor investment as we try as much as possible to re use existing resources or material available at farm. The tank should enter into service by end of April 2017.
Uruguay – Local soybean harvest expectations (March 2017)
It is expected that Uruguayan farmers should register a new record in soybean harvest in the coming months. Expected average yield for the campaign should be between 2.6 and 2.7 tons per hectare- with a base of 2.4 tons per hectare, which represents 3.3 million tons of soybean.
Uruguay – Update on La Esperanza farm activities (March 2017)
Cattle operation: Dense pasture fields offer a very good coverage for our cattle. We have currently around 3,700 heads of cattle in very good shape and of high quality as you can see on the picture or on the video below.
Below you can see some heifers which weighs between 360 and 440kg. The heaviest are going to be sold to the slaughterhouses and the other are going to Santa Maria feedlot.
Crop operations: So far, rainfall registered is in line with annual historical average -not shortfall was recorded in January or February which are key months for crops activities (blooming stage).
Soybean #1: 720 hectares are going to be harvested in 25 days. We increased by 30% the sowing surface of this crop as it is provide a better soil reconstitution then corn which was originally budgeted. Furthermore, given the high quality of pastures available at the farm, we don’t need corn as food supplement for the animals.
Soybean #2: This crop was not originally budgeted but as we decided not to sow corn and want to retain seeds for next cycle, we panted 54 hectares of this crop. A treatment for insect pest is going to be applied.
Rice: The farm is delivering very good quality and yield for this grain. However, it’s hard to compare it with our Paraguayan production as soil, climate and variety produced are completely different.
Argentina – The green oil of Argentina (March 2017)
Forestry resources can highly contribute on Argentina overall energy matrix. Forest plantations for energy purposes represent one of the many strategies used to reduce dependency on fossil fuels.
The use of this kind of energy represents currently only 0,11% of the country overall energy matrix but is expected to be multiply by 6. Eucalyptus trees plantations like we have in Tata Cua forest or in Curupi Pora farm which account in aggregate for 160 hectares are a key assets.
Paraguay – Update on Salitre Cue farm activities (March 2017)
The harvest of our 1780 hectares sowed for this cycle is now completed so as the related drying process. Over 12, 500 tons have been produced of which half has already been sold and delivered to our clients. The remaining production is stored in our silo facility.
We are now starting with maintenance of irrigation channels so as with our artificial lake. First step here is to dry our reservoir to performance annual maintenance for next campaign.
Below you will find a general overview of operations where you can see each rice section, our silos and the river.
