Rain favors the development of summer crops for the 2022/2023 harvest

In November, the highest rainfall accumulations were observed in Amazonas, Pará, Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais and Matopiba. In some regions, frost events and isolated storms accompanied by hail were recorded, which damaged corn and soybean crops. The volume of rainfall was defined by the South Atlantic Convergence Zone (ZCAS), which is the meteorological system responsible for a prolonged period of frequent and voluminous rain over part of the North, Central-West and Southeast regions of Brazil. 

This analysis is part of the Agricultural Monitoring Bulletin (BMA), released on Thursday (24/11) by the National Supply Company (Conab). The study analyzed the period from the 1st to the 21st of this month.

According to the bulletin, the rains contributed to increasing soil moisture, favoring the implementation and development of summer crops for the 2022/2023 harvest. In the South region, rainfall occurred in less volume and benefited the maturation and harvest of winter crops. However, due to irregular rainfall, water restrictions were observed for sowing and the development of corn and soybean crops in some areas.

Despite the delay in the wheat harvest and the fluctuations in the Vegetation Index, caused by excessive rain at the time of sowing and beginning of harvest, the spectral monitoring of winter crops indicates normality in the condition of the crops, which are mostly maturing and harvest. The spectral behavior of summer crops has also been favorable, despite the delay in sowing, which demonstrates good expectations for this new harvest.

The BMA is the result of collaboration between Conab, the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) and the Global Agriculture Monitoring Group (Glam), in addition to collaborating agents who contribute data researched in the field.

Discover: here the most recent edition of the Bulletin.