# The 2023-24 harvest was marked by lower rainfall in Mato Grosso - Revista Cultivar

> Embrapa's second agrometeorological bulletin for Mato Grosso shows rainfall was below average from September to December 2023 and above-average temperatures increased soil water loss. Soil water storage stayed low until January, delaying soybean planting and forcing some replanting.

- Date: 2024-04-01 · published 2024-04-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13580-the-2023-24-harvest-was-marked-by-lower-rainfall-in-mato-grosso-revista-cultivar
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Late planting and low early-season rain point to lower soybean yields in Brazil's leading producing state, which supports soybean and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-11-07 | [Lack of rain in Mato Grosso threatens the 2025/26 harvest - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13462-lack-of-rain-in-mato-grosso-threatens-the-2025-26-harvest-cultivar-magazine.md) | +3.7% | +1.2% |
| SOY | 2022-09-22 | [CNA presents climate and market perspectives for the 1st Harvest 2022/2023 - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13705-cna-presents-climate-and-market-perspectives-for-the-1st-harvest-2022-2023.md) | -3.6% | -6.1% |
| SOY | 2022-05-12 | [Rains and high humidity make it difficult to advance the soybean harvest - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13723-rains-and-high-humidity-make-it-difficult-to-advance-the-soybean-harvest.md) | +0.8% | +7.2% |
| SOY | 2024-03-27 | [Excessive rain and dry periods affect the soybean harvest in the South and Central-West - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13583-excessive-rain-and-dry-periods-affect-the-soybean-harvest-in-the-south-and.md) | -1.4% | -2.8% |
| SOY | 2025-05-08 | [RS 2024/25 Harvest: soybean harvest progresses, but losses in the field are a concern - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13496-rs-2024-25-harvest-soybean-harvest-progresses-but-losses-in-the-field-are-a.md) | +3.5% | +2.1% |
| SBM | 2024-03-27 | [Excessive rain and dry periods affect the soybean harvest in the South and Central-West - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13583-excessive-rain-and-dry-periods-affect-the-soybean-harvest-in-the-south-and.md) | -2.7% | +1.9% |
| SBM | 2025-05-08 | [RS 2024/25 Harvest: soybean harvest progresses, but losses in the field are a concern - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13496-rs-2024-25-harvest-soybean-harvest-progresses-but-losses-in-the-field-are-a.md) | -0.7% | +2.4% |
| SBM | 2026-01-29 | [RS 2025/26 Harvest: Dry weather raises concerns about soybeans - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13454-rs-2025-26-harvest-dry-weather-raises-concerns-about-soybeans-cultivar-magazine.md) | -0.4% | +8.5% |

## Sources

- revistacultivar.com: https://revistacultivar.com/news/2023-24-harvest-was-marked-by-lower-rainfall-in-Mato-Grosso

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