Rice planting will have better conditions due to the rain

At the beginning of the week, the passage of a cold front through Rio Grande do Sul leaves the weather unstable and with rain throughout the day in much of the state of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina. Thunderstorms are expected to occur in some parts of central-north Rio Grande do Sul between today (16) and tomorrow (17).

However, the predicted rain will benefit the elevation of soil water levels, benefiting both the development of winter crops, such as wheat, but mainly reservoirs that have water levels well below the ideal level for rice cultivation. It should be noted that the rain will not yet be enough to normalize the system. However, as more rain is forecast for the month of July and the first half of August, the tendency is that by the start of the rice planting season, the reservoirs will be in better condition, bringing greater peace of mind to producers.

In Paraná, the cold front is not expected to bring regular and comprehensive rain to the wheat-producing regions, in the northwest and north of the state, which will further worsen the conditions of crops that are already experiencing losses in their productive potential. Only the southern half of the state is expected to receive some irregular rain showers early this week, due to the passage of the cold front.

In practically the rest of the country, the weather will remain open and there is no forecast for rain, thus maintaining favorable conditions for harvesting safrinha corn, cotton, coffee and sugar cane. There is no expectation that this procedure will be affected over the next two weeks.

Temperatures in crops
As predicted, temperatures began to rise gradually, as the polar air mass found itself over the Atlantic. Throughout this week, the early morning hours will be a little colder and during the day, it will be very hot and very low relative humidity, which favors an increase in fires in the Central-West and North of the country.

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