# ‘It won’t come back’: Argentina farmers battle drought and a shrinking harvest | Reuters

> Drought has damaged corn and soybean crops across Argentina, with farmers in Buenos Aires province reporting yellowing, shrunken plants. The dry weather has forced grain exchanges to cut harvest forecasts.

- Date: 2025-02-03 · published 2025-02-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Argentina · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13878-it-won-t-come-back-argentina-farmers-battle-drought-and-a-shrinking-harvest
- 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

Argentina is a top exporter of soy meal, oil and corn, so a smaller crop reduces export supply and supports global prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-02-16 | [In Argentina's drought-hit fields, billion dollar losses and farmers going under](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13981-in-argentina-s-drought-hit-fields-billion-dollar-losses-and-farmers-going-under.md) | -0.4% | -4.9% |
| CORN | 2020-03-31 | [Ongoing drought in Brazil, Argentina threatens crucial crop harvests - UPI.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53981-ongoing-drought-in-brazil-argentina-threatens-crucial-crop-harvests-upi-com.md) | -2.6% | -11.2% |
| CORN | 2018-04-03 | [Argentine drought hits farmers hard, undermining economy \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65362-argentine-drought-hits-farmers-hard-undermining-economy-ap-news.md) | +0.7% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2023-12-18 | [Brazilian farmers slow fertilizer buys as drought dampens corn-planting plans \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13602-brazilian-farmers-slow-fertilizer-buys-as-drought-dampens-corn-planting-plans.md) | -1.5% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2024-03-21 | [Argentina downpour 'damaging' for soy and corn, weather analysts say \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13932-argentina-downpour-damaging-for-soy-and-corn-weather-analysts-say-reuters.md) | -3.0% | -7.2% |
| SOY | 2023-02-16 | [In Argentina's drought-hit fields, billion dollar losses and farmers going under](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13981-in-argentina-s-drought-hit-fields-billion-dollar-losses-and-farmers-going-under.md) | +0.6% | -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 | 2020-03-31 | [Ongoing drought in Brazil, Argentina threatens crucial crop harvests - UPI.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53981-ongoing-drought-in-brazil-argentina-threatens-crucial-crop-harvests-upi-com.md) | -3.0% | -6.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/wilted-leaves-argentinas-farms-signal-bigger-hit-soy-corn-harvest-2025-02-03/

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