# Heavy Rains Cause Major Flooding in Key Argentine Soybean Region

> Severe flooding in northern Buenos Aires province, with rainfall of 150 to 250 mm and over 260 mm in some areas, has delayed the 2024/25 soybean harvest. About 730,000 hectares remain unharvested, and the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange warned of possible permanent crop damage.

- Date: 2025-05-23 · published 2025-05-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13860-heavy-rains-cause-major-flooding-in-key-argentine-soybean-region
- Commodities: [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

Flood damage and harvest delays raise the risk of soybean supply losses, which supports soybean and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-01-04 | [Soybeans charge higher amid reports of flooding in Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73022-soybeans-charge-higher-amid-reports-of-flooding-in-argentina.md) | +1.9% | +5.1% |
| SOY | 2017-02-09 | [EarthView–Argentina Flooding Has Major Impact on Soybean Production \| U.S. Geological Survey](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72336-earthview-argentina-flooding-has-major-impact-on-soybean-production-u-s.md) | +0.2% | -5.5% |
| SOY | 2017-04-12 | [Flooding In Argentina May Delay Soy Crop Harvesting \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71348-flooding-in-argentina-may-delay-soy-crop-harvesting-investing-com.md) | +1.2% | +2.4% |
| SOY | 2017-05-08 | [Argentina flooding impacts soybean production - NASA Science](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70864-argentina-flooding-impacts-soybean-production-nasa-science.md) | -0.9% | -4.3% |
| SOY | 2017-01-17 | [Heavy rainfall in Argentina supports soybeans, corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11025-heavy-rainfall-in-argentina-supports-soybeans-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.5% | +1.1% |
| SBM | 2017-02-09 | [EarthView–Argentina Flooding Has Major Impact on Soybean Production \| U.S. Geological Survey](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72336-earthview-argentina-flooding-has-major-impact-on-soybean-production-u-s.md) | +1.7% | -5.0% |
| SBM | 2017-04-12 | [Flooding In Argentina May Delay Soy Crop Harvesting \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71348-flooding-in-argentina-may-delay-soy-crop-harvesting-investing-com.md) | +0.5% | +1.5% |
| SBM | 2017-05-08 | [Argentina flooding impacts soybean production - NASA Science](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70864-argentina-flooding-impacts-soybean-production-nasa-science.md) | -0.8% | -3.7% |

## Sources

- tridge.com: https://www.tridge.com/stories/heavy-rains-cause-major-flooding-in-key-argentine-soybean-region

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