# US forecaster says La Nina conditions present, could persist through Feb-April

> La Nina conditions are present and could persist through February to April. Recent dry weather linked to La Nina has started to hurt soybean and corn crops in Argentina, though rain forecast for mid-January should bring relief to the core farm region.

- Date: 2025-01-09 · published 2025-01-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13886-us-forecaster-says-la-nina-conditions-present-could-persist-through-feb-april
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

La Nina-linked dryness in Argentina raises the risk of smaller South American soybean and corn crops, supporting prices if the rains fail to arrive.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-10-09 | [US National Weather Service says La Nina conditions likely to persist through Dec 2025 to Feb 2026 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22312-us-national-weather-service-says-la-nina-conditions-likely-to-persist-through.md) | -2.2% | +8.8% |
| SOY | 2022-11-21 | [Persistent La Niña Conditions Aggravate Crop Losses](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38577-persistent-la-nina-conditions-aggravate-crop-losses.md) | +2.0% | +2.3% |
| SOY | 2022-12-15 | [La Nina Pattern Continues Through December for South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38162-la-nina-pattern-continues-through-december-for-south-america.md) | -0.1% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2024-09-12 | [La Nina weather 71% likely to develop in Sept-Nov, says US forecaster \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28233-la-nina-weather-71-likely-to-develop-in-sept-nov-says-us-forecaster-reuters.md) | +3.5% | +4.1% |
| SOY | 2024-05-09 | [El Nino to end by June, La Nina seen in second half of 2024, says U.S. forecaster \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30149-el-nino-to-end-by-june-la-nina-seen-in-second-half-of-2024-says-u-s-forecaster.md) | +0.1% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2025-10-09 | [US National Weather Service says La Nina conditions likely to persist through Dec 2025 to Feb 2026 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22312-us-national-weather-service-says-la-nina-conditions-likely-to-persist-through.md) | -0.9% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2025-03-13 | [U.S. forecaster sees neutral weather conditions persisting through summer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25497-u-s-forecaster-sees-neutral-weather-conditions-persisting-through-summer.md) | +6.5% | +5.2% |
| CORN | 2022-11-21 | [Persistent La Niña Conditions Aggravate Crop Losses](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38577-persistent-la-nina-conditions-aggravate-crop-losses.md) | -3.5% | -5.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/us-forecaster-says-la-nina-conditions-present-could-persist-through-feb-april-2025-01-09/

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