# Frost destroys 0.5 mil mt of Argentinian soybeans: BCR

> Frost has destroyed about 500,000 mt of Argentine soybeans from a projected 40 million mt crop, according to the Rosario Grains Exchange (BCR). Second-crop beans in the central region lost roughly 15% of yield, on top of existing drought in parts of the country.

- Date: 2022-04-14 · published 2022-04-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14038-frost-destroys-0-5-mil-mt-of-argentinian-soybeans-bcr
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Argentine output tightens global soybean and meal supplies, which supports prices, especially as Argentina is a leading soymeal exporter.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-03-11 | [Argentinian soybean output forecast cut significantly on February drought: BCR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47973-argentinian-soybean-output-forecast-cut-significantly-on-february-drought-bcr.md) | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| SOY | 2026-01-30 | [Soybean Futures Surge on Strong Meal Demand, Argentina Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21077-soybean-futures-surge-on-strong-meal-demand-argentina-weather.md) | +3.7% | +7.9% |
| SOY | 2023-02-14 | [Soybean Meal Futures Rise On Argentina Drought](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37454-soybean-meal-futures-rise-on-argentina-drought.md) | +0.4% | -2.8% |
| SOY | 2025-03-21 | [Argentina Grains Exchange Cuts Soybean Forecast by a Million Tons](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13870-argentina-grains-exchange-cuts-soybean-forecast-by-a-million-tons.md) | +0.4% | +2.3% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2021-03-11 | [Argentinian soybean output forecast cut significantly on February drought: BCR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47973-argentinian-soybean-output-forecast-cut-significantly-on-february-drought-bcr.md) | -1.5% | -1.7% |
| SBM | 2026-01-30 | [Soybean Futures Surge on Strong Meal Demand, Argentina Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21077-soybean-futures-surge-on-strong-meal-demand-argentina-weather.md) | +2.0% | +8.8% |
| SBM | 2023-02-14 | [Soybean Meal Futures Rise On Argentina Drought](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37454-soybean-meal-futures-rise-on-argentina-drought.md) | -2.3% | -2.7% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/041422-frost-destroys-05-mil-mt-of-argentinian-soybeans-bcr

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