Chia seeds: season fraught with challenges

November 12, 2024 at 1:56 PM , Der AUDITOR
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ASUNCIÓN. As yields dropped to shockingly low levels for chia seeds in South America, the new season started off with a shock for the market. Silver lining is that things may change in December.

Shockingly low yields

Lower yields came as a shock to the market in Paraguay in July. Trouble is that although the area under cultivation increased sharply to around 150,000-180,000 ha, weather conditions were initially promising and quality was anticipated to be good, hot and dry weather coupled with delayed rains caused yields to drop to a devastatingly low 200 kg/ha, whereas they previously stood at 700 kg/ha. Ponto International, however, still estimated production higher than last year in July at 50,000-55,000 mt. Adverse weather conditions also impacted produc

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