The month of March was marked by high temperatures in all regions of Brazil, mainly in the northeast and center-west. However, the minimum temperatures oscillated within the standards normally expected for the month of March in Brazil, which explains the relatively normal degrees-days standards accumulated in March, says the TempoCampo System, which is produced by the professors of the Department of Biosystems Engineering of the Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (USP / Esalq).
In Mato Grosso, farmers are finalizing the soybean harvest, with an estimated harvest close to or even higher than the previous crop, even though there was a delay in the beginning of sowing last year. This delay affected about 50% of the maize crop area outside the ideal window, causing the crop to be exposed to adverse weather conditions at the end of the cycle.
In the northeast region, the soybean crops of Piauí and Maranhão benefited from the weather conditions, which favored the growth of soybean crops, but it has been causing concern due to the recurrent rains and the delay in harvest has leveraged the grain harvest. In the livestock areas of Rio Grande do Sul, rainfall has resulted in the recovery of summer pastures, as well as triggering the sowing of winter pastures in areas where soy has already been harvested.
In addition, despite the good rainfall observed in the states of Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, São Paulo and Paraná, apparently favorable to sugarcane plantations, it hides an irregular rainfall pattern since mid January, with an adverse effect on productivity.
On the other hand, rainfall in the producing regions of Rondônia, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará and in the Matopiba producing region increased the soil moisture level, guaranteeing better conditions for the development of safflower, cotton and beans. However, in spite of hindering harvest finalizations, rainfall is generally not detrimental to the crop in most regions of the country, since the observed productivity tends to be positive.