South America Calling

Expectations for farmers in Brazil's largest soybean state were high coming off last year's production, but the early returns for soybeans are showing lower overall yields. In some areas, the view is that short-season varieties had a cloudy early growing season while other...

Most of Brazil's soybean areas continue with stressful heat and dryness.

Below average rains and hot weather have stressed Brazil's soybean crop, but central Brazil may get some rain this weekend before returning to a hot, dry pattern again.

Dry and very warm to hot conditions remain stressful for the majority of filling soybeans in Brazil.

Expanding hot and dry weather in Brazil will affect filling soybeans.

Episodes of hot, dry weather in southern Brazil stress soybeans.

Southern Brazil is facing some soybean production loss due to a turn to hot and dry conditions.

Crop areas of south-central Brazil have some stress due to more than a week with no rain.

Seeking to increase domestic crush of soybeans, Brazil has boosted its biodiesel blend to 11% and will eventually bump it up to 15% blend levels nationally.

As DTN's correspondent highlights, farmers in Mato Grosso are pleased with their crops and the weather, and at least some of them think they will harvest soybeans early as Brazilian farmers anticipate high demand from China, which is still embroiled in a trade battle with the...

Central Argentina has recovered well after a drought-affected crop year in 2017-18.

Favorable weather is seen for developing soybeans in central Brazil.

Updated seasonal forecasts suggest normal to above-normal rainfall for Brazil and Argentina crop areas in the 2018-19 crop season.

Planting season is just kicking off in Brazil and, while farmers there reaped the rewards of trade disputes between the U.S. and China, Brazilian farmers are having a hard time selling ahead the 2018-19 soybean crop just going into the ground.

Brazil soybean prices saw a premium bump last week for August delivery, but the Brazilian market is still recovering from last month's trucker strike that has increased the FOB basis for soybeans at port.

A truck drivers' strike from last week almost shutdown a city, no, actually the whole country of Brazil. The situation is creating turmoil in South America's largest economy as gas stations have run empty and a broad array of industries are being affected as a result.

Brazilian farmers were enjoying some strong prices during the past few months, but their harvest premiums were weakening last week after the U.S. and China agreed to dial back trade tensions.

As Brazil's northern ports gain an increasing share of the country's corn and soybean exports, a Rabobank analyst says future investments in inland infrastructure could tip the balance of global competitiveness.

Some Brazilian farmers in Mato Grosso state will start harvesting their early planted second-crop corn this week, while farmers in other parts of the country are waiting for more rain to help their corn.

Several factors are leading Brazil's farmers to sell off their old-crop and new-crop soybeans, but some are still hesitating as they fear currency depreciation in their country.