Rain favors first-harvest beans in Bahia, Brazil

According to the weekly survey by the National Supply Company (Conab), in Bahia, the rains favored first-crop bean crops in all regions, especially those in the reproductive phase. In Minas Gerais, the harvest reached 94% of the total area. In Rio Grande do Sul, the black bean harvest was completed. Crops in the Superior Plateau are developing well. In Piauí, crops are developing under regular conditions. Weather trend for the next few days This week the intensification of a high atmospheric pressure system over the center-south of Brazil, characterizing an atmospheric blocking condition, will inhibit the formation of rain clouds over a large part of the producing areas in the southern region, from São Paulo, Rio de January, south and Triângulo Mineiro and Mato Grosso do Sul. In these areas, the intensification of dry weather and high temperatures should cause a rapid decline in soil moisture and also tends to cause thermal and water stress for some crops. In the first half of the ...