A cold front will bring rain and a drop in temperature to the South in the coming days.

A new cold front is expected to bring rain to southern Brazil starting tomorrow (24), with expected accumulations between 50 and 100 mm in Rio Grande do Sul until Monday (27) and minimum temperatures below 10°C throughout the region between Sunday (26) and Wednesday (29), the new VIP Report from the DATAGRO.

Southern Brazil registers water deficit despite recent rains.

The southern region continues to experience below-average rainfall in April, with 63.9 mm observed (41.8% (as expected) so far. Individually, Rio Grande do Sul recorded 81.3 mm (59.9% of expected), Santa Catarina 78.0 mm (53.5%) and Paraná 55.3 mm (34.6%). The summer corn harvest is practically finished, with 99.5% of the area harvested in Paraná, 98.5% in Santa Catarina and 95% In Rio Grande do Sul. For soybeans, Paraná has completed the harvest, and Santa Catarina has reached… 67% and Rio Grande do Sul 52%.

Southeast and Midwest regions are facing dry weather and high temperatures.

The Southeast region recorded only 56.4 mm in April (74.4% (as expected), with São Paulo finishing the soybean and corn harvest. Minas Gerais is with 97% of the harvested soybeans and 45% of corn. The Midwest accumulated 63.5 mm (53.5% (as expected), with Goiás nearing the end of the soybean harvest (99%but only 20% of the harvested corn. Both regions will have maximum temperatures above 30°C in the coming days, potentially reaching 35°C in the Midwest.

Matopiba maintains rainfall patterns favorable to crops.

Matopiba recorded 125.4 mm rainfall this month (87.7% as expected), with Maranhão standing out, with 205.6 mm (65.9% above the climatological normal). The soybean harvest in the region is nearing completion: Tocantins with 98% of the harvested area, Piauí 90% and Bahia 81%Only Maranhão remains behind schedule with the work, with 63%due to excessive rainfall. However, the rainy pattern should lose intensity in the coming days, with rainfall between 20 and 30 mm until Saturday (25). For more information, read the VIP Report complete in analysis section of DATAGRO Portal.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.