September 23, 2010

Brazil's southern soy states to see rain

Heavy rainfall is starting to pour in Brazil's southern soy producing states, though it is not seen in Brazil's early planting centre-west region until early October, Somar meteorologists said Wednesday (Sept 22).

Brazil's official soy planting season began on September 15 but dry weather as a result of La Nina has pushed back the planting date for two to three weeks in the top soy growing state of Mato Grosso, according to present Somar forecasts.

While Brazil's south is seeing rains fall this week, the bulk of the areas does not typically start planting until mid-October or November.

The centre-west is typically the first to start planting around this time of year, but soil moisture levels are insufficient in region yet to start planting.