# Argentina's soy farmers race ahead with harvest to beat the rains

> Argentina's soybean harvest has been delayed by unusually strong rains. Soy sales are running at their slowest pace in about 11 years.

- Date: 2025-05-15 · published 2025-05-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13856-argentina-s-soy-farmers-race-ahead-with-harvest-to-beat-the-rains
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Late harvests raise the risk of field losses and slow farmer selling, which tightens nearby supply and supports meal and oil prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-05-08 | [Argentina’s soybean crushers likely to face headwinds until next harvest: Bunge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13966-argentina-s-soybean-crushers-likely-to-face-headwinds-until-next-harvest-bunge.md) | -2.3% | -8.1% |
| SOY | 2026-01-31 | [Argentina's Soybean Harvest Forecast for 2025/26: 48M Tons](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13816-argentina-s-soybean-harvest-forecast-for-2025-26-48m-tons.md) | +4.8% | +8.1% |
| SOY | 2025-02-03 | [‘It won’t come back’: Argentina farmers battle drought and a shrinking harvest \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13878-it-won-t-come-back-argentina-farmers-battle-drought-and-a-shrinking-harvest.md) | +0.7% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2016-04-18 | [Soy hits eight-month high as rains disrupt Argentina's harvest - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8549-soy-hits-eight-month-high-as-rains-disrupt-argentina-s-harvest-agweek-1-source.md) | +3.2% | +10.4% |
| SOY | 2025-04-11 | [Argentina soy, once parched, now has too much rain \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13863-argentina-soy-once-parched-now-has-too-much-rain-reuters.md) | +0.7% | +1.5% |
| SBM | 2023-05-08 | [Argentina’s soybean crushers likely to face headwinds until next harvest: Bunge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13966-argentina-s-soybean-crushers-likely-to-face-headwinds-until-next-harvest-bunge.md) | -0.8% | -7.1% |
| SBM | 2026-01-31 | [Argentina's Soybean Harvest Forecast for 2025/26: 48M Tons](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13816-argentina-s-soybean-harvest-forecast-for-2025-26-48m-tons.md) | +2.7% | +9.0% |
| SBM | 2025-02-03 | [‘It won’t come back’: Argentina farmers battle drought and a shrinking harvest \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13878-it-won-t-come-back-argentina-farmers-battle-drought-and-a-shrinking-harvest.md) | -0.1% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/argentinas-soy-farmers-race-ahead-with-harvest-beat-rains-2025-05-15/

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