South America Calling

Central Brazil corn areas have seen only brief dryness easing in the past week. Dryness is set to return to safrinha corn through next week.

Dryness in central Brazil has started to concern safrinha producers with decreased yield potential. Showers look like they will pop up for the first week of April, easing some concerns. Models continue to paint a picture of overall dryness for the month of April despite next...

A drier period has developed over central and northern Brazil this week. Models indicate that below-normal rainfall could last all the way through April, giving rise to greater concern for a safrinha corn crop that is already behind.

Recent moderate to heavy rainfall over Argentina and southern Brazil has had a significant positive impact on immature corn and soybeans. More showers in the same region through the next week will eat further into drought conditions.

Dry conditions in Argentina during the last few months have had a negative effect on corn and soybean yield prospects. Rainfall looks to increase early next week as a system moves through. It will be timely for most but may be too late for others.

Soybean harvest continues to lag the normal pace, but the rate of progress is normal, given the two-week delay to the start of the main growing season. Dryness in Argentina will continue during the next 10 days while showers in Brazil will become more isolated next week.

Long-range forecasts for below-normal March precipitation in Brazil and Argentina are a concern.

Daily showers continue to bring widespread rains to central and northern Brazil. It has dried out across southern Brazil and most of Argentina. A couple of fronts will bring only low chances of brief showers to those regions through the next week. They may be enough to...

The six- to 10-day forecast offers a window of drier conditions for southern Brazil harvest, but places harvest-disrupting rain over central Brazil.

A front moving through Brazil will stall from Mato Grosso to Minas Gerais this weekend. Areas to the south should see improved conditions for soybean harvest and safrinha corn planting, though it may be short. Northern areas should expect to see more delays.

February could be sketchy for safrinha corn planting as showers are too abundant over the south and likely not enough across the north. Here's an extended look at what Brazil crops can expect for weather into May, thanks to a La Nina pattern.

Generous rain during January has stabilized crop prospects in Argentina.

Only short-term rainfall benefit is indicated for Argentina during the next two weeks.

La Nina values remain robust at heart of South America crop season.

While showers have been active more than the past 60 days for much of South America, amounts have been greatly underachieved. (DTN graphic)

A static, very-wet or very-dry scenario is forecast over Brazil and Argentina crop areas through the end of 2020.

Precipitation benefit remains highly variable across the large crop production region of central Brazil.

Rainfall during early December brought more variable benefit than forecasts indicated.

Forecasts for widespread beneficial rain in most of Brazil's soybean areas during the next 10 days will be closely watched.

Highest soybean production areas of Brazil have very little rain in the seven-day forecast.