Morning Market Weather Update For Friday, February 24, 2023

WORLD WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS FOR FEBRUARY 24, 2023

• No changes in Brazil’s forecast were noted overnight
  • Brazil will continue too wet in Parana, Sao Paulo, portions of Mato Grosso do Sul and southernmost Minas Gerais
  • Mato Grosso weather will not be wet enough to seriously disrupt soybean harvesting or Safrinha corn planting, although some occasional rain will keep the planting pace a little slow at times
• Argentina’s central and southern crop areas will be dry into Wednesday of next week and then there is a chance for rain during the latter part of next week and into the following weekend
  • No drought busting rain is expected, but there will be opportunity for relief from dryness in some central crop areas
  • Northern Argentina will see periodic rainfall over the next couple of weeks offering the best environment for crop improvements.
• North America temperatures will continue cold in Canada’s Prairies and in the western United States over the next couple of weeks
• Unusually warm temperatures have been occurring and will continue to occur in the southern U.S. Plains, Delta and southeastern states for another week to ten days bringing winter crops out of dormancy and stimulating some significant growth
• Western U.S. hard red winter wheat areas will miss significant rain for a while longer
• Recent cold weather in the northern and west-central high U.S. Plains has not induced permanent crop damage due to snow cover even though some of the snow cover was minimal in northwestern Kansas
• Southwestern Europe will be cooler than usual into next week while the remainder of Europe and Asia will continue warmer than usual
• Eastern China will continue to dry down for a while longer; including some rapeseed and wheat areas, although neither crop will be negatively impacted
  • Greater rain will be needed later in March and April to ensure the best crop development
• India rainfall is still advertised to be minimal over the next ten days with temperatures near to slightly above normal
  • The environment will not be ideal for the best yields, but irrigated crops should perform normally
• Southern Europe and northern Africa will experience greater rainfall potentials during the next couple of weeks which may bring some relief to dryness for some areas
• Tropical Cyclone Freddy will produce significant rain in Mozambique today and Saturday