# Argentina Dryness Continues to Expand

> Dry weather has persisted in central and southern Argentina, with rainfall below 20% of normal in primary corn and soybean areas over the past two weeks and below 30% since early December. BAGE good-to-excellent ratings fell to 53% for soybeans and 52% for corn as of January 22.

- Date: 2026-01-23 · published 2026-01-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13814-argentina-dryness-continues-to-expand
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Yield losses in Argentina, a major exporter of soymeal, soyoil and corn, tighten global supply and support prices for these commodities.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-03-26 | [Drought continues to expand in the Plains - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13007-drought-continues-to-expand-in-the-plains-pro-farmer.md) | -2.5% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2026-02-13 | [Argentina's drought continues to hit corn, soy \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13809-argentina-s-drought-continues-to-hit-corn-soy-latest-market-news.md) | -1.1% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2025-01-01 | [A Dual Threat: Potential Excessive Rain in Brazil and Dryness in Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13529-a-dual-threat-potential-excessive-rain-in-brazil-and-dryness-in-argentina.md) | -0.5% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2017-11-14 | [La Nina - Dryness stops fieldwork in Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67811-la-nina-dryness-stops-fieldwork-in-argentina.md) | +0.2% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2020-11-16 | [La Nina Impact to Continue](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50060-la-nina-impact-to-continue.md) | +10.4% | +8.7% |
| SOY | 2026-03-26 | [Drought continues to expand in the Plains - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13007-drought-continues-to-expand-in-the-plains-pro-farmer.md) | -0.3% | -1.0% |
| SOY | 2026-02-13 | [Argentina's drought continues to hit corn, soy \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13809-argentina-s-drought-continues-to-hit-corn-soy-latest-market-news.md) | +0.0% | +6.5% |
| SOY | 2025-01-01 | [A Dual Threat: Potential Excessive Rain in Brazil and Dryness in Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13529-a-dual-threat-potential-excessive-rain-in-brazil-and-dryness-in-argentina.md) | -1.1% | +4.6% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2026/01/23/argentina-dryness-continues-expand-2

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