Rain benefits cotton crops in much of BR

After a few days of very closed weather and rain at any time of the day in most of the producing regions of Mato Grosso, Rondônia, Goiás and Cerrado of Minas Gerais, Tuesday dawned with more open skies and with only occasional rain showers in the forecast, which will enable the resumption of harvesting in all producing regions of these locations. Furthermore, the forecast is that this entire week will be marked by almost daily rainfall, but always in the form of irregular showers. This will allow the soybean harvest and subsequent planting of off-season corn to occur without major disruptions. Furthermore, with the return of more open weather and gradually rising temperatures, the tendency is for the percentage of damaged grains to fall from now on. The big problem will be in logistics, since a lot of soybeans are arriving at the warehouses at once and the queues are only getting longer, in addition to the front price being skyrocketing due to the high demand.

Across the Central-West, Southeast and in Maranhão, Piauí, Tocantins and Bahia, the forecast for these next few days continues to be rain almost daily, but always in the form of showers. Some are of low intensity, others can easily exceed 60 mm. This is because the humidity corridors are still all positioned over the northern half of Brazil, and the combination of high relative air humidity and rising temperatures is a great opportunity for “showers” ​​of rain, especially in the late afternoon and evening. . Even so, the soybean harvest will go without any major problems.

Cotton is benefiting greatly from these rains, because, as the crops are in the development phase, maintaining soil moisture has provided excellent conditions for their development in all the main producing regions of the country, such as Mato Grosso, Bahia, Maranhão and Piauí.

In the South, despite the day dawning with some more scattered clouds, they will gain strength throughout the day and cause rain showers over a large part of the producing regions of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, Mato Grosso do Sul and, including São Paul. On the one hand, these rains will maintain very reasonable levels of moisture in the soil, greatly favoring the development of crops. However, for those producers who are in the middle of harvesting and planting, these rains may cause some disruption, such as temporarily interrupting work.

The trend for the week in the South will be rain, but always in the form of irregular showers. Especially because with the humidity corridors more positioned over the north of Brazil, the cold fronts will quickly pass through the Region and, as a result, will only cause rain in the form of showers. This will be enough to maintain soils with reasonable levels of moisture and, consequently, provide good conditions for the development of soybean, corn, coffee and sugarcane crops.

Tendency
Forecast models continue to signal rain until mid-April in good quantities in all producing regions of the country, but the second half of April will be a little drier, mainly in the Southeast, Central-West and Maranhão, Piauí, Tocantins and Bahia. The good news is that there is a possibility that at the beginning of May there will be rain showers over a large part of Brazil, which will greatly benefit corn and cotton crops.