This year's winter should be favorable for U.S. and South American crops, but pockets of drought remain a concern in the U.S."A lot of the model guidance is leaning in the direction of an El Nino maybe late in 2014," says Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist. "But that won't influence conditions this winter, and it's too early to speculate how it could affect crops later this summer."With El Nino only a distant concern, the winter outlook is primarily favorable for crops.
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