# Rains and high humidity make it difficult to advance the soybean harvest - Revista Cultivar

> Rain and high humidity in Rio Grande do Sul delayed the soybean harvest, which reached 83% by the first half of May 2022. Some mature crops suffered pod opening and grain germination, and corn harvesting was nearly halted by heavy rains and soybean priority.

- Date: 2022-05-12 · published 2022-05-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13723-rains-and-high-humidity-make-it-difficult-to-advance-the-soybean-harvest
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Harvest delays and weather damage in southern Brazil add modest supply uncertainty to soybean and corn, though the effect on prices is limited at the regional level.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-03-27 | [Excessive rain and dry periods affect the soybean harvest in the South and Central-West - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13583-excessive-rain-and-dry-periods-affect-the-soybean-harvest-in-the-south-and.md) | -1.4% | -2.8% |
| SOY | 2017-11-07 | [Delay in rains harms soybean crops and requires careful management - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67825-delay-in-rains-harms-soybean-crops-and-requires-careful-management-revista.md) | -2.1% | +2.5% |
| SOY | 2024-04-24 | [Weather conditions harm soybean and corn harvests in several states - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13577-weather-conditions-harm-soybean-and-corn-harvests-in-several-states-revista.md) | -1.9% | +5.9% |
| SOY | 2024-04-01 | [The 2023-24 harvest was marked by lower rainfall in Mato Grosso - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13580-the-2023-24-harvest-was-marked-by-lower-rainfall-in-mato-grosso-revista-cultivar.md) | -0.5% | -2.7% |
| SOY | 2017-10-30 | [Delay in soybean planting already compromises corn harvest in Goiás - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68305-delay-in-soybean-planting-already-compromises-corn-harvest-in-goias-revista.md) | +0.2% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2017-03-14 | [Rain distribution favored soybean harvest in Mato Grosso - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71828-rain-distribution-favored-soybean-harvest-in-mato-grosso-revista-cultivar.md) | +1.2% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2017-04-20 | [Summer grain harvest shows good productivity - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71354-summer-grain-harvest-shows-good-productivity-revista-cultivar.md) | +0.2% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2019-05-30 | [Expert indicates how to minimize climate effects on soybeans and corn - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58928-expert-indicates-how-to-minimize-climate-effects-on-soybeans-and-corn-revista.md) | -0.9% | +6.0% |

## Sources

- revistacultivar.com: https://revistacultivar.com/news/rain-and-high-humidity-make-it-difficult-to-advance-the-soybean-harvest

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