# Soybeans, corn head for weekly gains as floods hit Brazil - Markets - Business Recorder

> Chicago soybean and corn futures rose on Friday and were set for second straight weekly gains as floods in Rio Grande do Sul disrupted Brazil's harvest. Rabobank's Vitor Pistoia said the state could lose 1 million tons of soybeans, and hot, dry weather in central Brazil was also damaging corn nearing harvest. Prices stayed near four-year lows despite the gains.

- Date: 2024-05-03 · published 2024-05-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10963-soybeans-corn-head-for-weekly-gains-as-floods-hit-brazil-markets-business
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Flood losses in Brazil, the top soybean exporter, tighten near-term export supplies and support soybean and corn prices. Heat damage to Brazil's late corn adds to the upside risk.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-02-11 | [Soybeans set for 4th weekly gain on South American crop woes - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42735-soybeans-set-for-4th-weekly-gain-on-south-american-crop-woes-markets-business.md) | +1.1% | +7.4% |
| SOY | 2024-09-26 | [Soybeans rise for fourth session on Brazilian weather woes - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28339-soybeans-rise-for-fourth-session-on-brazilian-weather-woes-markets-business.md) | +0.3% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2022-07-28 | [Soybeans jump over 1% to two-week high as US crop faces heat - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8745-soybeans-jump-over-1-to-two-week-high-as-us-crop-faces-heat-markets-business.md) | -1.3% | -1.1% |
| SOY | 2023-02-21 | [Corn near 1-week high on Argentina supply woes, soybeans firm - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37347-corn-near-1-week-high-on-argentina-supply-woes-soybeans-firm-markets-business.md) | -0.6% | -2.7% |
| SOY | 2023-11-21 | [Soybeans up for 2nd session on Brazilian dryness; wheat rebounds - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12256-soybeans-up-for-2nd-session-on-brazilian-dryness-wheat-rebounds-markets.md) | -1.5% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2022-02-11 | [Soybeans set for 4th weekly gain on South American crop woes - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42735-soybeans-set-for-4th-weekly-gain-on-south-american-crop-woes-markets-business.md) | +0.7% | +14.4% |
| CORN | 2022-07-28 | [Soybeans jump over 1% to two-week high as US crop faces heat - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8745-soybeans-jump-over-1-to-two-week-high-as-us-crop-faces-heat-markets-business.md) | +2.8% | +5.6% |
| CORN | 2023-02-21 | [Corn near 1-week high on Argentina supply woes, soybeans firm - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37347-corn-near-1-week-high-on-argentina-supply-woes-soybeans-firm-markets-business.md) | -4.0% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40301577

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