Weather conditions harm soybean and corn harvests in several states

Soybean and corn producers in much of the country can expect difficult days ahead. Especially in the states of Maranhão, Pará and Tocantins, rain continues to harm the harvest of these crops. “In these areas, the soil is already soaked, and the rains are expected to continue heavily over the next few days, disrupting the machines that are ready to harvest. Agricultural flow in the region tends to suffer damage”, explains meteorologist and director of Ignitia Análise Climática, João Rodrigo de Castro.

According to a survey by ignita Climate Intelligence, the rains are also expected to hit Rio Grande do Sul, which could disrupt the rice harvest. If in parts of the South and North regions the problem is related to rain, in the Center-West, Southeast and interior of Bahia, the sun should predominate, however, also causing damage. “Some off-season corn crops will maintain water deficiency conditions, due to the lack of rain that continues throughout the week”, comments the director of Ignitia.

In these regions, the lack of rain is also causing another serious problem. “As the soil is starting to run out of water, areas of citrus and sugar cane are starting to suffer excessively. Attention must also be paid to the damage to the sugarcane, with the reduction in the level of sucrose”, he comments.

The good news comes from the harvests of soybeans, rice and beans, which tend to accelerate with the incidence of the sun in the Center-South of Brazil. In this region, cotton should also be benefited and could develop more strongly.

In the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina, the sun should benefit the advancement of harvests in general.

Fourth heat wave of the year in the Southeast and Midwest

The arrival of a new heat wave, which began this week and is expected to last until next week, could prevent the arrival of cold fronts in the Central-West and Southeast, maintaining dry weather and strong heat. “We are in a period of the year when the incidence of a heat wave is not rare, precisely because autumn marks a transition, so having temperatures characteristic of summer can happen”, he concludes.