# Brazil Soymeal Exports Soar As Drought Disrupts Argentina Export Route | ESM Magazine

> Brazil's Paranagua port shipped 419,314 tonnes of soymeal in September, up 35% from August. Drought and low water on the Rio de la Plata have stopped barges from Argentina, so Paraguayan meal is moving by road to Brazilian ports.

- Date: 2021-10-11 · published 2021-10-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44401-brazil-soymeal-exports-soar-as-drought-disrupts-argentina-export-route-esm
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Drought-driven rerouting of meal exports through Brazil shifts logistics costs and supply flows, while strong Brazilian export pace adds competing supply to world soymeal markets.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2020-07-20 | [Argentina's loss in soy oil exports due to Paraná river drought is Brazil's gain - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51948-argentina-s-loss-in-soy-oil-exports-due-to-parana-river-drought-is-brazil-s.md) | +1.5% | +1.1% |
| SBM | 2021-09-16 | [China buys Brazilian soy as hurricane damage limits US exports: traders - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44957-china-buys-brazilian-soy-as-hurricane-damage-limits-us-exports-traders-markets.md) | +0.8% | -5.1% |
| SBM | 2026-09-08 | [Grain exports flow again as Argentina reaches deal with striking pilots \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17500-grain-exports-flow-again-as-argentina-reaches-deal-with-striking-pilots-world.md) | +1.1% | +0.7% |
| SBM | 2026-08-05 | [Grain flows again as Argentina reaches deal with striking pilots](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13782-grain-flows-again-as-argentina-reaches-deal-with-striking-pilots.md) | -1.8% | +10.3% |
| SBM | 2020-08-28 | [Argentina: Grains Port Workers Delay Strike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51435-argentina-grains-port-workers-delay-strike.md) | +3.5% | +14.2% |

## Sources

- esmmagazine.com: https://www.esmmagazine.com/supply-chain/brazil-soymeal-exports-soar-drought-disrupts-argentina-export-route-149312

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