# South America Calling

> A front in southern Brazil is expected to reach central Brazil by late next week, bringing moderate to heavy rain that could mark the start of the wet season. The typical onset date is around September 26, and the dry season has been in place since May.

- Date: 2023-09-21 · published 2023-09-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13623-south-america-calling
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Late or erratic onset of the rains delays planting of double-crop soybeans and safrinha corn, raising the risk of reduced second-crop corn output and supporting corn and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-03-28 | [South America Calling](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13506-south-america-calling.md) | +0.5% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2020-04-29 | [South America Calling](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53471-south-america-calling.md) | +2.5% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2026-08-17 | [2026/27 Planting in South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13421-2026-27-planting-in-south-america.md) | +2.3% | +7.7% |
| CORN | 2020-01-28 | [Mixed Forecast for South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54911-mixed-forecast-for-south-america.md) | -0.8% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2024-01-18 | [South American Row Crop Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13596-south-american-row-crop-yields.md) | +1.1% | -5.6% |
| SOY | 2020-01-28 | [Mixed Forecast for South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54911-mixed-forecast-for-south-america.md) | -2.3% | -2.0% |
| SOY | 2020-05-01 | [South America Hits Dryness Bump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52958-south-america-hits-dryness-bump.md) | -1.0% | -1.1% |
| SOY | 2018-02-01 | [La Niña May Stall South America Output](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66420-la-nina-may-stall-south-america-output.md) | -1.3% | +6.2% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2023/09/21/start-brazils-rainy-season-sight

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