Highlight: U.S. soil moisture update. Fig. 1: Rainfall required to neutralize dry Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) and trend from 2 weeks ago. Fig. 2: The influence on thermal climate by regional anomalous soil moisture conditions. Discussion: Profound drought continues across the western and north-central portion of the U.S. Rainfall deficits are routinely 9-12 inches…
Chart of the day: Most likely upper air projection for North America in 15 days. Discussion: The mega-cluster ensemble most likely forecast of the upper air pattern in 15 days (albeit low confidence) is a mean ridge position over Wisconsin. Medium-range 6-10 Day Forecast Valid July 18-22, 2021 Medium-range 11-15 Day Forecast Valid July 23-27,…
AgResource Farm Marketing Advice for Tuesday: 1/ No new advice. 6:30 CT CBT Prices: November soybeans are up 0.50 cents at $13.505, Dec corn is down 3.75 cents at $5.4075 with Sept Chi wheat down 8.25 cents at $6.3225. AgResource Morning Grain/Soy Comment & Analysis: Good Morning! CBT ag futures are mixed this AM, with…
Charts of the day: Australia soil moisture anomalies. Discussion: Isolated drought areas are affecting Australia. However, most areas especially in crop regions contain wet soils. Week-2 Ahead Forecast valid July 18-24, 2021: Wet along the South Coast. Discussion: The storm track (persistent cold fronts) stretches along the southern Australia coast and triggers anomalous rainfall. North…
Highlight: Staying mostly dry. Charts of the day: Expected prevailing rainfall forecast for August and September. Discussion: Increasing trade winds bring a wet climate to northern South America in both August and September. The upper air pattern prevents much southward penetration of the tropical rains in August and a dry Argentina/Brazil forecast is indicated. However,…
