# Heat, dryness expected in Brazil | World Grain

> Brazil is expected to see drier and warmer conditions in central production areas from mid-December, as the South American jet stream shifts south. Argentina may also see less rain for a time.

- Date: 2024-12-18 · published 2024-12-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26868-heat-dryness-expected-in-brazil-world-grain
- 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 drier spell in Brazil and Argentina during the crop development period could tighten soybean and corn supply expectations and lift prices from bearish levels.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-09-05 | [Extreme heat, dryness strike US crops \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13251-extreme-heat-dryness-strike-us-crops-world-grain.md) | -0.3% | -5.8% |
| SOY | 2018-12-19 | [Heat and Dryness in Southern Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61424-heat-and-dryness-in-southern-brazil.md) | -4.2% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2018-12-26 | [Is dryness in Brazil’s crop country an omen? \| 2018-12-26  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61419-is-dryness-in-brazil-s-crop-country-an-omen-2018-12-26-world-grain.md) | +1.2% | +3.6% |
| SOY | 2025-01-01 | [A Dual Threat: Potential Excessive Rain in Brazil and Dryness in Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13529-a-dual-threat-potential-excessive-rain-in-brazil-and-dryness-in-argentina.md) | -1.1% | +4.6% |
| SOY | 2017-09-25 | [Extreme dryness slows soybean planting in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68794-extreme-dryness-slows-soybean-planting-in-brazil.md) | -1.6% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2023-09-05 | [Extreme heat, dryness strike US crops \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13251-extreme-heat-dryness-strike-us-crops-world-grain.md) | +0.9% | -5.3% |
| CORN | 2018-12-26 | [Is dryness in Brazil’s crop country an omen? \| 2018-12-26  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61419-is-dryness-in-brazil-s-crop-country-an-omen-2018-12-26-world-grain.md) | -0.3% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2026-01-05 | [Dryness in US, Canada worth monitoring \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13027-dryness-in-us-canada-worth-monitoring-world-grain.md) | +0.9% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/20833-heat-dryness-expected-in-brazil

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