# Argentine corn sowings to fall for first time in 9 years, as farmers switch to soy - Grain Price News

> USDA projects Argentine corn plantings falling about 50,000 hectares to 6.75 million, the first decline in nine years, as farmers switch to soybeans. Soybean plantings are forecast to rise 650,000 hectares to 17 million, the highest in six years.

- Date: 2022-04-26 · published 2022-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14041-argentine-corn-sowings-to-fall-for-first-time-in-9-years-as-farmers-switch-to
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Smaller corn area in Argentina tightens the export outlook for corn, while the switch to soybeans adds to oilseed supply.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-08-23 | [Global wheat harvest to fall for first time in six years: IGC - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63504-global-wheat-harvest-to-fall-for-first-time-in-six-years-igc-grain-central.md) | -1.9% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2022-05-13 | [Argentine farmers swap cereal crops for soyabeans in bid to counter…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14034-argentine-farmers-swap-cereal-crops-for-soyabeans-in-bid-to-counter.md) | -1.0% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2022-12-28 | [FORECAST - Will corn prices achieve a sixth successive year of gains in 2023? - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38239-forecast-will-corn-prices-achieve-a-sixth-successive-year-of-gains-in-2023.md) | +0.1% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2026-10-28 | [Maize plantings to fall 12% as farmers face rising costs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/119-maize-plantings-to-fall-12-as-farmers-face-rising-costs.md) | -0.5% | — |
| CORN | 2026-04-10 | [USDA Raises Wheat, Corn and Soy Price Estimates - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19746-usda-raises-wheat-corn-and-soy-price-estimates-farm-policy-news.md) | +1.0% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2022-05-13 | [Argentine farmers swap cereal crops for soyabeans in bid to counter…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14034-argentine-farmers-swap-cereal-crops-for-soyabeans-in-bid-to-counter.md) | +1.8% | +5.1% |
| SOY | 2018-11-09 | [Argentina's grain sector is set to recover in the coming years - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61890-argentina-s-grain-sector-is-set-to-recover-in-the-coming-years-datamarnews.md) | +2.4% | +4.9% |
| SOY | 2022-10-06 | [Early rains boost hopes for record Brazilian corn, soybean output in 2022-23 - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13693-early-rains-boost-hopes-for-record-brazilian-corn-soybean-output-in-2022-23.md) | +1.9% | +5.1% |

## Sources

- grainpricenews.com: https://grainpricenews.com/2022/04/26/argentine-corn-sowings-to-fall-for-first-time-in-9-years-in-switch-to-soy/

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