Weather update for the pulse-producing zones/
Weekly report

Turkey

• Southeastern Anatolia – home for 95% of Turkey’s red lentils – has receive 53% less rain than average this year, and 50% less YoY.

• Tuba Memis of Memisoglu Tarim has expressed some concern, saying: "The area in southeastern Anatolia seems dry, and needs rain. Lentil seedings are continuing in some areas, but the acreage should be more or less the same as last year."

Brazil

• "Above-average rains" have caused some concerns for farmers harvesting beans in both the south-east and midwest of the country, according to a report from the Centre for Advanced Studies on Applied Economics (CEPEA) in Brazil. The excess rain has "generated apprehension", particularly among farmers whose crops are entering the end of the cycle.

• Bean planting has been delayed in the state of Paraná due to low levels of rainfall and high temperatures, says Globo Rural this week.

Argentina

• Rains in Salta this past November and December have helped restore the water profile of the soil ahead of the bean seedings in the region in February/March, says Francisco Vidal, President of Grain Producers of the North.

• Speaking to Salta Sur, Vidal stressed that despite the positive signs, rains throughout February would still be necessary to improve conditions in the north of the region, warning that "we can't claim victory just yet."

India

• Strong water reserves and predictions for good weather in Telangana over the coming week means the state may "reap a bumper harvest" this Rabi season, says The Deccan Chronicle.

• The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts "above-normal" rainfall over Telangana throughout the January-March.