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[torrential rains and floods in the southwestern state of Rio Grande threaten soybean crops]
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's second largest soybean producing state, recently entered a state of public emergency due to continuous torrential rains.PowerballlotterytonightResulting in losses of local soybean crops. In the past weekPowerballlotterytonightThe accumulated rainfall in the area has exceeded 31 inches, and it is expected to continue this week.
Luiz Fernando Fuch, president of the Corn and Soybean producers Association of Rio Grande do Sul, said the flood affected all unharvested crops, totaling about 1.5 million hectares. He pointed out that the affected areas would face total losses.
The weather service Climatempo predicts that rain in southern Brazil will continue into the first half of May and the situation is likely to worsen further. After May 13, a cold front may break the atmospheric blockage, and rain will shift to the northern states of Parana, Mato Grosso and Goas.
Although second-season corn crops are currently unaffected, there are fears that states that grow second-season corn will be threatened by flooding as rainfall moves northward.
In addition, temperatures in Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso Sul, Goas and Tocantins are above average, with daytime temperatures reaching 95 degrees Fahrenheit in many places. Earlier, Datagro predicted that Brazilian soybean production was expected to rise from 1.Powerballlotterytonight.46.3 billion tons increased to 1Powerballlotterytonight.47.9 billion tons, but the forecast does not take into account recent rainfall.