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Gains in the good-to-excellent crop ratings in corn and soybeans have been trimmed in Argentina this week. The outlook for the next several weeks does not offer much optimism for the crops.
Whether you are in the drier west or wetter east, you are likely to find some challenges for planting your crop this spring.
The clipper pattern that North America has been in since late December appears to be breaking, but it will take some time. This will mean a more southern storm track, and potential for more meaningful precipitation in the Plains.
Colder-than-normal waters along the equator in the Pacific Ocean have led to abnormally dry conditions for Argentina and southern Brazil since November. Record heat that coincided with the dryness in early January took its toll on early planted corn and soybeans. The weather forecast going forward is for continued dryness.
La Nina-related dryness in the Southern Plains is evident in drought changes during the past three months.