# Dry Conditions Slow Soybean Planting in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

> Dry weather in Rio Grande do Sul has slowed soybean planting, which was about 80% complete. Farmers in the Sao Borja area are waiting for moisture before planting the rest. Forecast rain on December 27 and 28 could lift yields to 47-48 sacks per hectare, but without it yields could fall toward last year's very poor levels.

- Date: 2022-12-26 · published 2022-12-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13684-dry-conditions-slow-soybean-planting-in-rio-grande-do-sul-brazil
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Delayed planting and possible yield losses in a state that normally contributes about 15% of Brazil's soybeans add some upside price risk. The effect is limited because the rest of Brazil's crop is progressing well.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-10-23 | [Brazil Soybean Planting Slows as Dry Conditions Spread](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13619-brazil-soybean-planting-slows-as-dry-conditions-spread.md) | -0.4% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2023-11-20 | [2023/24 Brazil Soybeans 61% Planted, Slowed by Dry Conditions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13616-2023-24-brazil-soybeans-61-planted-slowed-by-dry-conditions.md) | -0.8% | -1.0% |
| SOY | 2025-12-05 | [Dry Conditions Slow Crop Planting and Development in Rio Grande do Sul's 2025/26 Season \| Tridge Insights](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13458-dry-conditions-slow-crop-planting-and-development-in-rio-grande-do-sul-s-2025.md) | -2.3% | -6.5% |
| SOY | 2017-09-25 | [Extreme dryness slows soybean planting in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68794-extreme-dryness-slows-soybean-planting-in-brazil.md) | -1.6% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2024-05-07 | [Soy: flooding in Brazil, difficult growing conditions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6448-soy-flooding-in-brazil-difficult-growing-conditions.md) | -2.4% | -4.5% |
| SBM | 2020-12-16 | [Brazil monsoon snaps in place, breaking dry bias \| 2020-12-16  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49475-brazil-monsoon-snaps-in-place-breaking-dry-bias-2020-12-16-world-grain.md) | +6.9% | +18.9% |
| SBM | 2026-04-06 | [Climate concerns second corn crop and soybean harvest advances to 82% in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13439-climate-concerns-second-corn-crop-and-soybean-harvest-advances-to-82-in-brazil.md) | +4.0% | +2.7% |
| SBM | 2021-11-18 | [2021/22 Brazil Soybeans 78% Planted vs. 67% Average 18.11.2021 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13764-2021-22-brazil-soybeans-78-planted-vs-67-average-18-11-2021-ukragroconsult.md) | -4.3% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/dry-conditions-slow-soybean-planting-in-rio-grande-do-sul-brazil/

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