Rains still a 'no-go' in central Brazil.Bean plantings are now "late" in northern production areas of Mato Grosso Mato Grosso (mä`t  grô`s) [Port.,=thick forest], state (1996 pop. , Goias, Minas Gerais Minas Gerais (mē`nəs zhərīs`) [Port.,=various mines], state (1996 pop. 16,660,691), 226,707 sq mi (587,171 sq km), E Brazil. The capital is Belo Horizonte. Minas Gerais continues to produce more than half of Brazil's mineral wealth. and Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul (pron. IPA: ['ma.tu 'gɾo.su du suw] [1]) is one of the states of Brazil. Neighbouring states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. . The
slow start will leave the crop more vulnerable to soybean rust and will
delay the arrival of new-crop beans to the Port of Paranagua in 2008.
And it's really getting late to plant corn. PF crop consultant Dr. Michael Cordonnier says strong corn prices in Brazil will keep corn in the plans for most growers until mid-October. After that, the threat of summer-heat during pollination pollination, transfer of pollen from the male reproductive organ (stamen or staminate cone) to the female reproductive organ (pistil or pistillate cone) of the same or of another flower or cone. may be enough to encourage some growers to abandon corn plantings and to switch acres back to soybeans. |
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