# Argentina bourse doubles down on drought risk for soy, corn | Buenos Aires Times

> The Buenos Aires Grain Exchange says a strong La Niña is developing and will bring a prolonged dry spell to the Argentine Pampas from January into early March. Crop health depends on February rains, and a significant harvest reduction is possible.

- Date: 2021-12-14 · published 2021-12-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14066-argentina-bourse-doubles-down-on-drought-risk-for-soy-corn-buenos-aires-times
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A prolonged dry period could cut Argentine soybean and corn output, reducing supplies of meal and corn to export markets. This supports feed ingredient prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2022-10-28 | [Third straight drought is upending key Argentine planting season \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14004-third-straight-drought-is-upending-key-argentine-planting-season-buenos-aires.md) | +3.2% | +3.9% |
| SOY | 2025-10-09 | [La Niña forecast raises early alarm bells for Milei’s Argentina \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13827-la-nina-forecast-raises-early-alarm-bells-for-milei-s-argentina-buenos-aires.md) | -2.2% | +8.8% |
| SOY | 2023-07-04 | [Drought slashes 2022/2023 soybean production by 51.5% \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13960-drought-slashes-2022-2023-soybean-production-by-51-5-buenos-aires-times.md) | -2.7% | -7.4% |
| SOY | 2026-02-13 | [Argentina's drought continues to hit corn, soy \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13809-argentina-s-drought-continues-to-hit-corn-soy-latest-market-news.md) | +0.0% | +6.5% |
| CORN | 2022-10-28 | [Third straight drought is upending key Argentine planting season \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14004-third-straight-drought-is-upending-key-argentine-planting-season-buenos-aires.md) | -2.5% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2025-10-09 | [La Niña forecast raises early alarm bells for Milei’s Argentina \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13827-la-nina-forecast-raises-early-alarm-bells-for-milei-s-argentina-buenos-aires.md) | -0.9% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2026-02-13 | [Argentina's drought continues to hit corn, soy \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13809-argentina-s-drought-continues-to-hit-corn-soy-latest-market-news.md) | -1.1% | +3.5% |

## Sources

- batimes.com.ar: https://batimes.com.ar/news/economy/argentina-bourse-doubles-down-on-drought-risk-for-soy-corn.phtml

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