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The month of March will not be the end-all, be-all for the second corn crop in Brazil but may cause some concerns for producers if the forecast verifies.
The month of March will not be the end-all, be-all for the second corn crop in Brazil but may cause some concerns for producers if the forecast verifies.
A period of showers looks to start up late next week (after Feb. 23) and could possibly last into early March. But the dryness already received and the dryness that follows should rob the potential benefit of these showers.
Colder-than-normal waters along the equator in the Pacific Ocean have led to abnormally dry conditions for Argentina and southern Brazil since November. Record heat that coincided with the dryness in early January took its toll on early planted corn and soybeans. The weather...
Gains in the good-to-excellent crop ratings in corn and soybeans have been trimmed in Argentina this week. The outlook for the next several weeks does not offer much optimism for the crops.
Heavy rains have fallen across Argentina in the 12 days since Jan. 15 and have amounted to significant totals and a turnaround from recent dryness.
Scattered showers started to develop in Argentina Jan. 15 and will be in the area through Jan. 27 before moving farther into Brazil and returning to a drier La Nina pattern. Will the rains be enough to undo the drought?
After weeks of hot and dry conditions that have caused crop conditions to steadily decline, widespread heavy showers are forecast for about a week across Argentina and Southern Brazil.
There has been no significant change to the wetness across central and northern Brazil, and the dryness across Argentina and southern Brazil. That is a worrisome outlook for both areas.
Rainfall has been very generous for central and northern Brazil. But continued wetness may cause other issues for soybeans and first-crop corn, and possibly second-crop corn.
One front moving through during the next two weeks will produce some scattered showers over Argentina and southern Brazil, but showers will be spotty and amounts are likely to be low.
Dryness concerns are starting to have an impact on crop health in Argentina and southern Brazil.
La Nina typically leads to a period of dryness in Argentina and southern Brazil from spring into early summer. The forecast continues to suggest this will be the case during the entire summer season, while central and northern Brazil continue to find favorable conditions.
Precipitation during the next several weeks is going to be paramount to the record production forecast for Brazil soybeans as they enter flowering stages of growth. Full-season corn is also hoping for good rains as it enters pollination.
Weather patterns over Argentina and southern Brazil have been following a La Nina pattern this spring, ahead of its declaration by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology that occurred Nov. 23. December looks to continue that pattern, which is a concern for corn and soybean...
The first half of November has been fairly generous to many producers in Argentina. But La Nina continues to assert its influence on South American weather. Typical drier stretches being broken up by occasional quick fronts are the norm going into summer.
Isolated showers this week took the bite out of the return to a La Nina pattern in Argentina this week. A couple of active fronts will move through the region this weekend into early next week.
A break from the La Nina pattern over Argentina is coming to a close. But showers will not completely dry up going into next week.
Dryness and the La Nina pattern across Argentina and southern Brazil is going to take a break this weekend into next week.
With thoughts of last season firmly in mind for Brazil producers, planting progress has advanced well ahead of schedule. Weather has cooperated with these efforts.
It has taken a while, but the Pacific Ocean has started to influence the weather pattern in South America like we expect.
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