Source: APKinform (Ukraine)
The Climate Prediction Center of the US National Weather Service (CPC) stated that the probability of a La Niña cycle developing from September to November is 71%, reports Reuters.
At the same time, the aforementioned weather conditions are expected to persist in January-March 2025. La Niña is expected to bring less rain in the Northern Hemisphere and exacerbate drought conditions in agricultural regions.
“Although the impact of La Niña will be weak, Argentina, Uruguay and southeastern Brazil are the main areas where drought problems and lower crop production are expected during the summer,” AccuWeather meteorologists said.
At the same time, the expectation of more rain in Brazil in the last quarter of 2024 is increasing, which means that soybean farmers there could harvest 14% more oilseeds in the 2024/25 season than in the previous year.