Drew Lerner, Author at World Weather

Brazil Late Season Crops Benefiting From Lingering Moisture

Kansas City, May 20 (World Weather Inc.) – Soybean and first-season corn harvesting is winding down for Brazil. Weather conditions during the past week were favorable for aggressive harvesting and general fieldwork in the main production areas. Safrinha corn conditions remained relatively favorable, despite the lack of rain in much of center-west and center-south Brazil. Planting of winter wheat is underway in portions of southern Brazil as well. Southern Brazil will see a good mix of rain and sunshine during the coming week that will keep soil moisture rated favorably for the winter wheat. Planting may advance slowly during the wettest periods, though most producers should be able to plant between rain events. Other production areas in Brazil will receive little or no rain. Harvesting and general fieldwork should continue with few disruptions. The outlook for the Safrinha corn will remain favorable as well.

Weekly Citrus Weather For Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Kansas City, May 20 (World Weather Inc.) – After receiving significant rain earlier this month, Florida again received little to no rain during the most recent week. The region still had enough moisture to support new growth. The region will see a mix of rain and sunshine during the coming week that will marginally bolster soil moisture and maintain relatively good citrus conditions. Brazil’s citrus areas were dry during the past week and will remain dry during the coming week. Harvesting will advance swiftly. A surge of pre-monsoonal rain will expand across the main citrus areas in Mexico during the coming week. The rain will improve citrus conditions in east-central and northeastern Mexico.

Recent U.S. Rain Greatly Improves Topsoil Moisture

Kansas City, May 20 (World Weather Inc.) – Rain has fallen beneficially across nearly all of the most important spring and summer crop areas in the northern U.S. Plains, Midwest, Delta and interior southeastern states over the past week. Topsoil moisture that was rated poorly a week ago in the northern Plains and western Corn and Soybean Belt has been bolstered by the precipitation. Subsoil moisture is still low in the northern and central Plains and in portions of the northwestern and west-central Corn and Soybean Belt, though the situation has improved enough for a short term bout of more aggressive early season crop development and planting as drier days resume. Cool temperatures will conserve the soil moisture for several days before warming returns.