# Drought devastates Brazilian crop

> Drought and heat waves in southern Brazil have caused losses exceeding $9.2 billion across more than 195,000 farms, mainly in Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Parana. Soybean output for 2021/22 is estimated at 122.4 million tons, down 11.4% year on year, while total grain production is still forecast up 5.4%.

- Date: 2022-05-31 · published 2022-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13720-drought-devastates-brazilian-crop
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A roughly 11% cut in Brazilian soybean output removes meaningful supply from world markets, lifting soybean meal and corn prices and raising feed costs for buyers.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-08-31 | [Drought devastates Argentina’s oilseed crop \| 2018-08-31  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63375-drought-devastates-argentina-s-oilseed-crop-2018-08-31-world-grain.md) | +1.5% | +3.2% |
| SOY | 2024-07-03 | [Brazil’s Second Corn Crop Slightly Smaller Amid Drought](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13560-brazil-s-second-corn-crop-slightly-smaller-amid-drought.md) | -2.0% | -11.7% |
| SOY | 2022-01-12 | [Brazil farmers struggle as drought batters southern soy crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13746-brazil-farmers-struggle-as-drought-batters-southern-soy-crop.md) | +1.1% | +15.8% |
| SOY | 2022-01-17 | [Brazil’s Drought Reduces Grain Harvest Forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13749-brazil-s-drought-reduces-grain-harvest-forecasts.md) | +3.4% | +15.7% |
| SOY | 2021-09-21 | [Brazilian farmers begin seeding soybeans amid historic drought](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44919-brazilian-farmers-begin-seeding-soybeans-amid-historic-drought.md) | +2.0% | -3.2% |
| SBM | 2018-08-31 | [Drought devastates Argentina’s oilseed crop \| 2018-08-31  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63375-drought-devastates-argentina-s-oilseed-crop-2018-08-31-world-grain.md) | +4.2% | +1.3% |
| SBM | 2024-07-03 | [Brazil’s Second Corn Crop Slightly Smaller Amid Drought](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13560-brazil-s-second-corn-crop-slightly-smaller-amid-drought.md) | +1.3% | -3.9% |
| SBM | 2022-01-12 | [Brazil farmers struggle as drought batters southern soy crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13746-brazil-farmers-struggle-as-drought-batters-southern-soy-crop.md) | -7.2% | +6.3% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/commentary/drought-devastates-brazilian-crop

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