# El Niño's Growing Threat: A Slower Harvest at Home, A Bigger Problem in Brazil - AgWeb

> AgWeb reports Nutrien's Eric Snodgrass warns a historic El Niño could cut U.S. fall field-workable days by about 20%. Drying delays and flat acreage are also threatening Brazil and Argentina's 2026-27 crops.

- Date: 2026-08-10 · published 2026-08-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17833-el-nino-s-growing-threat-a-slower-harvest-at-home-a-bigger-problem-in-brazil
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Slower U.S. harvest and dry South American planting conditions raise supply risk for corn and soybeans, supporting prices and feed costs.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-02-05 | [Showers Could Slow Harvest in Central Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13591-showers-could-slow-harvest-in-central-brazil.md) | -4.6% | -6.1% |
| CORN | 2026-10-02 | [Record El Niño Behind Historic Rains Stalling Harvest Across the U.S. - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12955-record-el-nino-behind-historic-rains-stalling-harvest-across-the-u-s-agweb.md) | -1.6% | -7.0% |
| CORN | 2021-02-26 | [Brazil Soy Harvest Slowed by Delayed Planting and Wet Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48465-brazil-soy-harvest-slowed-by-delayed-planting-and-wet-weather.md) | -1.0% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2023-02-27 | [Delays in the corn harvest in Brazil worry agents](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13666-delays-in-the-corn-harvest-in-brazil-worry-agents.md) | -1.3% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2018-01-26 | [Daily rains slow Brazil’s early bean harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66830-daily-rains-slow-brazil-s-early-bean-harvest.md) | +0.3% | +1.2% |
| SOY | 2024-02-05 | [Showers Could Slow Harvest in Central Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13591-showers-could-slow-harvest-in-central-brazil.md) | -0.4% | -3.5% |
| SOY | 2026-10-02 | [Record El Niño Behind Historic Rains Stalling Harvest Across the U.S. - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12955-record-el-nino-behind-historic-rains-stalling-harvest-across-the-u-s-agweb.md) | +0.3% | -5.0% |
| SOY | 2021-02-26 | [Brazil Soy Harvest Slowed by Delayed Planting and Wet Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48465-brazil-soy-harvest-slowed-by-delayed-planting-and-wet-weather.md) | +0.7% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/harvest/el-ninos-growign-threat-slower-harvest-home-bigger-problem-brazil

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