Hot and Dry in Brazil

By Eduardo Paim

I was hoping to make sure that our climate here in Brazil is really hurting the crops so I can send you news. In southern Brazil, in the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande we have a lot of soy that is dying from excess heat, even if there is still a little humidity on the ground the heat is so strong that the plants are drying the leaves and dying! This is already happening in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso (two states with similar names). Certainly the first-crop maize crops are damaged! Because of this heat wave we will have a harvest more in the south of Brazil, the heat caused the soybean plants to dry and the producers who want to harvest, some will not harvest! I can not tell you the size of the problem yet, but it certainly does! We are expecting rain for next week! Jesus bless you and Merry Christmas to you and your family!