# Planting season underway in South America

> Planting is underway in South America, with heavy rain forecast for central Brazil and moderate rain for Mato Grosso and Rio Grande do Sul. Models show a 82% chance of La Niña in late 2022 falling to 60% by February 2023, and early Brazilian first-crop corn has been hit by cold and frost in Parana.

- Date: 2022-09-30 · published 2022-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region South America · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13700-planting-season-underway-in-south-america
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

La Niña raises the risk of drought in southern Brazil and Argentina, which could cut soybean and corn supply and lift meal prices. Frost damage to early corn adds modest upward pressure on corn.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-04-14 | [Dry Season Begins in South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53474-dry-season-begins-in-south-america.md) | -3.2% | -0.2% |
| SOY | 2021-01-26 | [Dry Crop Season in South America to Continue](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48975-dry-crop-season-in-south-america-to-continue.md) | +1.6% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2019-10-04 | [A Slow Start for Planting in South America \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56406-a-slow-start-for-planting-in-south-america-red-river-farm-network.md) | +1.3% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2023-09-21 | [South America Calling](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13623-south-america-calling.md) | -1.3% | -0.7% |
| SOY | 2018-04-20 | [A Late Planting Season Lesson](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65370-a-late-planting-season-lesson.md) | -0.9% | -4.1% |
| 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 | 2020-04-14 | [Dry Season Begins in South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53474-dry-season-begins-in-south-america.md) | -3.9% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2021-01-26 | [Dry Crop Season in South America to Continue](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48975-dry-crop-season-in-south-america-to-continue.md) | +5.1% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/commentary/planting-season-underway-in-south-america

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