Heavy rain forecast for Brazil's beef as it grows, a supply risk few are reporting
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Beef in Brazil: North Minas Gerais pastures (Montes Claros): 217 mm of rain forecast in the next 9 days, 4.6 times normal: a flooding risk while the grass is growing. USDA: 12 million t in 2027, down 1.6% on last year, 20% of the world's. 2 reports in our sources in the last 14 days. Supply-risk score 40/100 (+40 High weather risk. North Minas Gerais pastures (Montes Claros): 217 mm of rain forecast in the next 9 days, 4.6 times normal: a flooding risk while the grass is growing). From WorldPulse's commodity watch: weather forecast from MET Norway, normals from NASA POWER, crop figures from USDA, prices from the World Bank.
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