Weather Stress Worsening in Central Brazil

December 5, 2011

Stressful weather is encroaching on the key Center West area of Mato Grosso where 25% of Brazil soybeans are produced.

Intense heat and moisture stress has developed in a swath of central South America over the past month. Not only has Mato Grosso been affected but also northern Paraguay and Bolivia in a wide swath across the continent.   See the  heat-radiation anomaly map below.  Subscribers continue to full story...