Allendale?s annual Ag Leaders Conference Webinar Series got underway this week with the opening session providing a 2021 weather outlook for many different areas of the world.
Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. led the Wednesday weather discussion, which included a breakdown of upcoming forecasts for South America. Lerner says the next 30 days don?t look too bad for South America?s major crop areas.
?For Brazil in February, I still expect to see near above average precipitation in most of those major crop areas,? Lerner said. ?It will be a little drier in parts of Argentina, but we?re going to see most of that country seeing a much more normal distribution of precipitation. So, February will be a not-so-bad month. February is when most of Argentina?s crop reproduces. It?s a good environment from that perspective. Temperatures will be seasonal for the most part in Argentina, and Brazil mostly seasonal with maybe a little cooler tendency in the heart of the country but nothing dramatic.?
Lerner also provided a 60-day outlook into March for both Brazil and Argentina.
?In March, the temperatures are still going to be mostly seasonal with some slight warming in parts of Brazil, but Argentina will be mostly normal with maybe a little cooler bias in the southeast,? said Lerner. ?Precipitation for both countries is really not too far off from where it should be. I?m thinking that Argentina ? with most of their crops reproducing these next few weeks ? really has an opportunity to do fairly well with the late season crops. Brazil will go ahead and finish out the soybean crop in a fairly good manner.?
Lerner also noted that caution is advised when it comes to South American production this year. He says weather conditions have been adverse, but perhaps not as bad as perceived.
