Brazil's coffee belt will receive more rain to aid tree flowering at the start of next week after a couple of mainly dry days, private meteorologist Somar predicted Friday.
South Minas, the main arabica region, will get between 32 and 50 millimeters (1.26 to 1.97 inches) of rain and Mogiana in Sao Paulo state 15 mm (0.59 inches) on Monday.
"Widespread rain will return to coffee areas in Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais," Somar said in a daily report. It added that another cold front is expected to bring blanket rain to coffee areas at the beginning of November.
Most arabica regions have received average to above average rainfall in the first half of October, producing good flowering of next year's crop.
The last dry coffee area, the Cerrado of Minas, recently received some rain which resulted in an excellent though slightly late first flowering, according to the local CACCER co-operative. The main robusta coffee region in Espirito Santo state, the No 2 overall coffee producer, has also been relatively dry.
With coffee harvesting virtually finished, regular rain is now needed to promote the flowering of next year's crop. A long dry spell in August and September had increased tree stress and raised concern about a successful flowering.