Aproclima report brings perspectives for the North American harvest

The biweekly report from the Aproclima Project, from the Association of Soybean and Corn Producers of Mato Grosso (Aprosoja-MT), brings new perspectives for the harvest of soybean and corn crops in the United States. As stated in the document, expectations are excellent for both crops, but North American producers should pay attention to upcoming climate forecasts, as the lack of rain could harm part of the corn crops.

“North American soybean crops have an index of 69,00% good to excellent according to the USDA, 6,20 percentage points above average. With 64,00% of areas in bloom, the market increasingly believes in a “full harvest” there. For corn, good to excellent conditions are close to the five-year average. The crop already has 59,00% of the areas in flowering and there is already some pressure on prices due to the good progress of the field crop”, says an excerpt from the report.

Regarding the North American climate conditions indicated in the period July 22 to 26, the forecast of temperature anomalies shows that little rain and high temperatures could affect the US corn areas. “The forecast for the next few days, especially in the corn belt region, shows that above average temperatures may occur. However, rain is also expected to occur above normal in much of the country's producing region (excluding the central part). Depending on the next forecasts, the crops will possibly continue to have good productive potential”, points out the estimate.

Aproclima

An unprecedented initiative in the country capable of promoting risk management in crops, the Aproclima project brings a climate monitoring report that helps producers.

The Program has 33 Climate Stations strategically installed on rural properties in the four corners of the State. Producers who joined the initiative can, through Internet access, monitor climate change on their property and weather forecasts. Climate forecasts are made available to all Aprosoja members on a weekly basis.

The project is under the responsibility of Aprosoja's Agricultural Defense management. “The purpose is to provide more guarantees about the climate situation for rural producers to make decisions. And bringing the current conditions of the American harvest, in a simplified way, with data from USDA reports, is for our producer to have knowledge of how the market is doing abroad and he can get ahead, plan using this data in terms of purchases, contracts futures, for example”, points out the sector manager, Jerusa Rech.

The initiative is in partnership with the “Luiz de Queiroz” Higher School of Agriculture (ESALQ) and the Mato Grosso Institute of Agricultural Economics (Imea).

Check out the Aproclima report by clicking here