Summer crops planting in Uruguay has been slowed by wet weather: While farmers in Brazil are confronting dry weather, it has been just the opposite in Uruguay where December was a very wet (some farmers says that it could be the wettest in 100 years). We have registered several heavy rainfalls in a very short period of time (we are facing the same situation at Salitre Cue farm in Paraguay and at Curupi Pora in Corrientes) and had to defer sowing of soybean and late corn several times.

For corn: Over 300 ha have been planted and you can see below early sowing corn on the 1^st picture, followed by a late sowing picture of corn.

For soybean: Around 900 ha have been planted between soybean #1 and #2. You will see below early sowing soy on the 1^st picture, followed by a late sowing picture of soybean.

So far, both crops are in good conditions and it is too early to estimate or to quantify effects of this situation but delays in development stages can be anticipated. The forecast is calling for more rainfall in Uruguay, so it is possible that not all the intended soybeans will be planted.