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Here's a rundown of the Brazil crop area rainfall totals compiled by my colleague Joel Burgio. There are still some dry pockets in the eastern part of the country, but definitely not in southern areas. Amounts are for the time period September 1-November 13 and are displayed in inches.

First, for the major soybean areas.

STATE Total Normal Pct of Normal

Goias 5.90 11.44 52

Mato Grosso 9.27 9.74 95

MG do Sul 8.77 9.40 93

Parana 14.84 13.00 115

Santa Caterina 28.81 12.71 225

RG do Sul 20.55 12.53 164

And--here is the detail for the two leading coffee states, Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais

Sao Paulo 7.93 10.28 77

Minas Gerais 6.54 10.71 61

Bryce

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