# Argentina wheat farmers abandon some lots due to drought, exchange says | Reuters

> Argentine wheat farmers are abandoning some lots because of prolonged drought, according to the Buenos Aires grains exchange. The exchange warned of the damage to the South American grain crop. The article is dated September 15, 2022.

- Date: 2022-09-15 · published 2022-09-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39652-argentina-wheat-farmers-abandon-some-lots-due-to-drought-exchange-says-reuters
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Abandonment cuts Argentine wheat output and tightens export supplies, supporting global wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-22 | [Kansas farmers abandon wheat fields after extreme drought](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35986-kansas-farmers-abandon-wheat-fields-after-extreme-drought.md) | -0.4% | -4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-29 | [With world short of wheat, Argentina farmers worry about crop \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14026-with-world-short-of-wheat-argentina-farmers-worry-about-crop-reuters.md) | -8.7% | -16.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-11-14 | [Argentina exchange cuts wheat outlook again, rains spell hope for soy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13999-argentina-exchange-cuts-wheat-outlook-again-rains-spell-hope-for-soy.md) | +0.8% | +0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-02-20 | [Asian millers turn to Argentina for wheat as drought hits Australian output - CTRM Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60643-asian-millers-turn-to-argentina-for-wheat-as-drought-hits-australian-output.md) | -3.5% | +0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-16 | [In Argentina's drought-hit fields, billion dollar losses and farmers going under](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13981-in-argentina-s-drought-hit-fields-billion-dollar-losses-and-farmers-going-under.md) | -1.3% | -6.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentina-wheat-farmers-abandon-some-lots-due-drought-exchange-says-2022-09-15/

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