# Argentina soy, once parched, now has too much rain | Reuters

> Argentina's 2024/25 soybean harvest, estimated at 48.6 million tons, was running 4 percentage points behind the five-year average harvesting pace as of the Buenos Aires grains exchange report. Soybean sales were the slowest in 10 years, with only about 20% of the estimated crop sold as of April 2.

- Date: 2025-04-11 · published 2025-04-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13863-argentina-soy-once-parched-now-has-too-much-rain-reuters
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Slow farmer selling and delayed harvest keep Argentine soybean and meal supplies tight in the near term, supporting export-origin basis and offshore prices for soymeal.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-05-02 | [Don't Rain On Me, Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70865-don-t-rain-on-me-argentina.md) | -0.3% | -4.8% |
| SOY | 2023-01-04 | [Argentina's soy, corn may hinge on La Nina's exit after dry 2022 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13988-argentina-s-soy-corn-may-hinge-on-la-nina-s-exit-after-dry-2022-reuters.md) | +1.5% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2025-05-15 | [Argentina's soy farmers race ahead with harvest to beat the rains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13856-argentina-s-soy-farmers-race-ahead-with-harvest-to-beat-the-rains.md) | -0.4% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2022-01-06 | [Heatwave to hit Argentina, further stressing corn, soybean crops \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14062-heatwave-to-hit-argentina-further-stressing-corn-soybean-crops-reuters.md) | +0.5% | +11.6% |
| SOY | 2024-02-07 | [Argentine crops endure three weeks with scarce rain after estimate hikes \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13937-argentine-crops-endure-three-weeks-with-scarce-rain-after-estimate-hikes-reuters.md) | -1.1% | -4.9% |
| SBM | 2017-05-02 | [Don't Rain On Me, Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70865-don-t-rain-on-me-argentina.md) | -1.5% | -5.3% |
| SBM | 2023-01-04 | [Argentina's soy, corn may hinge on La Nina's exit after dry 2022 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13988-argentina-s-soy-corn-may-hinge-on-la-nina-s-exit-after-dry-2022-reuters.md) | +4.1% | +1.0% |
| SBM | 2025-05-15 | [Argentina's soy farmers race ahead with harvest to beat the rains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13856-argentina-s-soy-farmers-race-ahead-with-harvest-to-beat-the-rains.md) | +2.1% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/land-use-biodiversity/argentina-soy-once-parched-now-has-too-much-rain-2025-04-11/

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