1.   Brazil is second only to the U.S. in soybean production and exports.

2.   Brazil is second only to the U.S. in soybean production.

3.   Brazil is second to the U.S. in soybean production.

4.   During that time, the Brazilian soybean crop will bloom into flowers that later set into pods for bean development, the most important indicator of soybean production.

5.   Hot, dry weather can impede soybean production also.

6.   Major counties involved in soybean production include Liberty, Lamar, Wharton, Fannin, Red River and Hale.

7.   Many traders expect the favorable crop weather to prompt the U.S. Department of Agriculture to increase its corn and soybean production estimates in a report Friday.

8.   Milder temperatures, which are better for soybean production, are expected this week.

9.   Private forecasters predicted hot, dry weather through this weekend in southern Brazil, a region second only to the United States in soybean production.

10.   Soybean production grew in Brazil as farmers switched from corn and other less profitable crops to gain from high demand and international prices in the past two years.