# Rains threaten South American wheat | The Western Producer

> Excessive rain in Parana has damaged the wheat crop, with the remaining field crop deteriorating and quality declining. Argentina's wheat crop is also estimated at about 15 million tonnes, down two to three million from earlier forecasts.

- Date: 2022-10-22 · published 2022-10-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13694-rains-threaten-south-american-wheat-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower South American wheat quality and output reduce exportable supply, which can support wheat prices and increase demand for feed-quality alternatives like corn.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-25 | [Strategie Grains cuts EU soft wheat crop estimate to 6-year low \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63978-strategie-grains-cuts-eu-soft-wheat-crop-estimate-to-6-year-low-the-western.md) | -0.6% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-21 | [U.S. winter wheat plantings might be smaller \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8511-u-s-winter-wheat-plantings-might-be-smaller-the-western-producer.md) | -6.6% | +3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-05 | [Drought, frost provide lift for U.S. hard red wheat price \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19313-drought-frost-provide-lift-for-u-s-hard-red-wheat-price-the-western-producer.md) | +1.8% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-26 | [‘It’s crop insurance territory’ \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34993-it-s-crop-insurance-territory-the-western-producer.md) | -0.6% | -3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-29 | [U.S. hard red winter wheat crop finds itself in trouble \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19780-u-s-hard-red-winter-wheat-crop-finds-itself-in-trouble-the-western-producer.md) | -3.1% | -0.4% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-07-25 | [Strategie Grains cuts EU soft wheat crop estimate to 6-year low \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63978-strategie-grains-cuts-eu-soft-wheat-crop-estimate-to-6-year-low-the-western.md) | +9.2% | +4.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-09-21 | [U.S. winter wheat plantings might be smaller \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8511-u-s-winter-wheat-plantings-might-be-smaller-the-western-producer.md) | +2.5% | -4.5% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-05-05 | [Drought, frost provide lift for U.S. hard red wheat price \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19313-drought-frost-provide-lift-for-u-s-hard-red-wheat-price-the-western-producer.md) | -1.3% | -7.0% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/rains-threaten-south-american-wheat/

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