Mexican Corn Belt Receives Rainfall

Most areas of the corn belt in southern Mexico's plateau finally received rainfall during the first week of June, with totals generally ranging from 10 to 50 mm, and locally larger amounts. Newly planted corn and other summer crops benefited from the return of seasonal rains, which were more intense in the eastern regions of the southern plateau and lighter in the west. The information was released this Tuesday (10th) by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in its Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin. Rainfall activity also extended to southeastern Mexico, while isolated precipitation developed in areas affected by drought in the north-central and northwest of the country. Despite the rains, temperatures remained on average 1°C to 3°C above normal across almost all of Mexico. Warmer ...