Looking at Brazil, rainfall has been erratic the past week with just wudely scattered showers in the northern soybean region and some rainfall in the far south the past 24 hours. Showers will start to become more widespread across Brazil through the week with above normal rainfall in much of the area and some below northeast section. Many areas will receive .75-3.00 inch rainfall the next 5 days which will replenish the soil moisture. However, this will slow or delay crop planting in the south half where most of the planting is occuring. The south half of the Brazil soybean area will remain unsettled with wetter than normal conditions for the 6-10 and 11-15 day outlooks and near to below normal precipitation north. Rainfall in Argentina will be widely scattered the next ten days, however below normal amounts. The 11-15 day period looks a little wetter here with near to above normal rainfall.
