Heavy showers and thunderstorms are forecast to track across northern Argentina and southern Brazil through Friday, according to World Weather Inc. The weather forecasting company expects 3.0 to 7.0 inches of rain in western sections of Parana and Santa Catarina into extreme southeastern Paraguay by Saturday morning. The rains might delay late soybean harvest activity and result in some quality issues in areas that experience flash flooding due to the showers.
Late season safrinha corn planting may also be impacted in western Parana and neighboring locations, with minor damage possible. The heavy rain will not reach most of the other major safrinha corn areas, and that should leave a mostly good outlook for the second-season corn.
