# Rural Radar: El Niño, tornadoes and debt in the agricultural sector

> The Rural Radar program covered El Niño's progress, tornado risk in southern Brazil, and Congress's approval of a rural debt renegotiation measure. It also reported a 66% drop in Banco do Brasil's third-quarter profit and October inflation of 0.14%. Soybean planting progress varied by region, with replanting in western Mato Grosso and delays from excess moisture in Rio Grande do Sul.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-15T12:14:23.895Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101152-rural-radar-el-nino-tornadoes-and-debt-in-the-agricultural-sector
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Weather-related planting disruptions and farm debt relief shape Brazilian farm selling and input purchasing, with limited direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-10-08 | [El Niño raises risks for agricultural commodities in the 4th quarter - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17054-el-nino-raises-risks-for-agricultural-commodities-in-the-4th-quarter-revista.md) | -0.8% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2024-02-26 | [964. Convergence of El Niño and Expected Transition to La Niña \| Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences \| JIRCAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31587-964-convergence-of-el-nino-and-expected-transition-to-la-nina-japan.md) | +0.9% | +5.3% |
| SOY | 2025-04-21 | [El Nino shift: Impact on crop futures and global agricultural outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25021-el-nino-shift-impact-on-crop-futures-and-global-agricultural-outlook.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2018-11-23 | [AgroPages-Brazil: El Niño alters the dynamics of pests and diseases, and demands attention from farmers-Agricultural news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61882-agropages-brazil-el-nino-alters-the-dynamics-of-pests-and-diseases-and-demands.md) | +0.5% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2025-08-19 | [El Niño and La Niña affect grain production in Goiás and the Federal District - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23242-el-nino-and-la-nina-affect-grain-production-in-goias-and-the-federal-district.md) | +0.5% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2018-10-22 | [Managing El Niño And La Niña In Lao Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62469-managing-el-nino-and-la-nina-in-lao-agriculture.md) | -1.2% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2026-10-08 | [El Niño raises risks for agricultural commodities in the 4th quarter - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17054-el-nino-raises-risks-for-agricultural-commodities-in-the-4th-quarter-revista.md) | -2.4% | -5.9% |
| CORN | 2018-10-06 | [How to prepare for an El Niño winter \| Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62472-how-to-prepare-for-an-el-nino-winter-climate-and-agriculture-in-the-southeast.md) | -0.3% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- boca.com.br: https://boca.com.br/agronegocio/radar-rural-el-nino-tornados-endividamento

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