Heavy rains in big Brazil farm state disrupt soy, corn harvests in final stages

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Subject of emergency alert message arrested - May 2, 2024 | SaltWire #dartmouth #update #suspectSAO PAULO - Torrential rainfall in Brazil's second-largest soybean and sixth-largest corn state is disrupting the final stages of the harvest, according to a meteorologist's bulletin on Thursday, a grains broker and an analyst.

The heavy rains, which will continue through the weekend, with a respite between Sunday and Monday, have brought flooding to some grain and urban areas, blocking roads and destroying infrastructure. In the south of Rio Grande do Sul, an estimated 40% of the soybean remains to be harvested, the broker said. In the north, around 80% to 90% has been harvested, he added.

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