Rainfall Increased Across Northern Brazil

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GAITHERSBURG, MD - (November 5, 2012) Rainfall increased across northern Brazil this past weekend, favoring a region where dryness has been stressing corn and soybean germination and growth. The week ahead is expected to bring additional rains to the same region. "Widespread rainfall amounts of 1 to 4 inches (25 to 100 mm) are expected across northern Brazil over the next five days," said Kyle Tapley, Senior Agricultural Meteorologist for MDA Information Systems LLC. Dryness has been most severe across Goias, Bahia, and Minas Gerais thus far in the current growing season, and these areas should see some of the heaviest rains this week. "The rains across northern Brazil, particularly in northeastern Brazil, will significantly improve conditions for the corn and soybean crops," said Mr. Tapley. Looking beyond the near-term, the wetter trend in northern Brazil is expected to continue. "We expect the rains to continue in northern Brazil through most of the first half of November, erasing a large majority of the moisture deficits across northern Brazil," added Tapley.

While wetter trends are favored in northern Brazil, southern Brazil shows a drier trend in the upcoming forecast. "Little rainfall is expected in southern Brazil over the next 10 days, which should favor the wheat harvest and ease any minor areas of wetness," said Mr. Tapley.

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