# Harvest activities and second crop planting benefit from drier weather 22.02.2022 - UkrAgroConsult

> Southern Brazil and Argentina had one of their driest mid-February periods in 30+ years. Rain returned briefly in late February, but forecasts show only a temporary reprieve. Drier weather in Mato Grosso is helping farmers finish harvest and plant safrinha corn.

- Date: 2022-02-22 · published 2022-02-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13742-harvest-activities-and-second-crop-planting-benefit-from-drier-weather-22-02
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Drier weather speeds harvest and planting but does not reverse drought losses on earlier-planted crops. The mixed signal keeps supply risk balanced, so the price effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-04-25 | [First-crop harvest nearly complete in Brazil, progressing in Argentina thanks to dry weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71351-first-crop-harvest-nearly-complete-in-brazil-progressing-in-argentina-thanks-to.md) | +2.1% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2021-02-04 | [Argentina's corn and soy crops pull away from stricken 2018 harvest - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48461-argentina-s-corn-and-soy-crops-pull-away-from-stricken-2018-harvest-markets.md) | -3.1% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2025-03-05 | [From Seed to Success: Plan for Your Largest Corn Harvest in 2025 with Drought-Proofing Strategies - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13107-from-seed-to-success-plan-for-your-largest-corn-harvest-in-2025-with-drought.md) | +3.5% | +6.0% |
| CORN | 2019-03-18 | [Predicting Midwest Corn Yield and Quality from Weather - WeatherNation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59921-predicting-midwest-corn-yield-and-quality-from-weather-weathernation.md) | +2.6% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2025-07-04 | [Brazil: Frosts have little impact on the second corn crop, but rain delays the harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13486-brazil-frosts-have-little-impact-on-the-second-corn-crop-but-rain-delays-the.md) | -6.0% | -6.0% |
| SOY | 2021-09-22 | [Early 2021/22 soybean planting underway in Brazil 22.09.2021 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44915-early-2021-22-soybean-planting-underway-in-brazil-22-09-2021-ukragroconsult.md) | +0.2% | -3.6% |
| SOY | 2017-04-25 | [First-crop harvest nearly complete in Brazil, progressing in Argentina thanks to dry weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71351-first-crop-harvest-nearly-complete-in-brazil-progressing-in-argentina-thanks-to.md) | -0.2% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2025-08-27 | [MS begins planting soybeans for the 2025/26 harvest on September 16 - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13479-ms-begins-planting-soybeans-for-the-2025-26-harvest-on-september-16-cultivar.md) | -1.2% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/harvest-activities-and-second-crop-planting-benefit-from-drier-weather/

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