# The 2019-2021 extreme drought episode in La Plata Basin - Publications Office of the EU

> A study describes the 2019-2021 drought in the La Plata Basin, which is still ongoing and has affected Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay. The event ranks among the top five dry episodes in south-eastern South America since the 1950s, with La Niña a key driver.

- Date: 2021-10-13 · published 2021-10-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region South America · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44405-the-2019-2021-extreme-drought-episode-in-la-plata-basin-publications-office-of
- 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

Persistent drought in key South American crop areas constrains soybean, corn and meal output and keeps supply risk elevated for feed markets.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-07-08 | [Extreme heat and no rain, taking a toll on Michigan crops \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51963-extreme-heat-and-no-rain-taking-a-toll-on-michigan-crops-an-official.md) | -1.5% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2025-09-15 | [La Niña looms over Brazil, raising fears of drought in the South](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13474-la-nina-looms-over-brazil-raising-fears-of-drought-in-the-south.md) | -0.0% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2026-03-26 | [Drought continues to expand in the Plains - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13007-drought-continues-to-expand-in-the-plains-pro-farmer.md) | -0.3% | -1.0% |
| SOY | 2022-06-20 | [Hot and dry conditions increasing drought concerns in the Corn Belt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13353-hot-and-dry-conditions-increasing-drought-concerns-in-the-corn-belt.md) | -4.2% | -13.2% |
| SOY | 2026-01-10 | [5 Corn States Enter 2026 With Extreme or Exceptional Drought](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13025-5-corn-states-enter-2026-with-extreme-or-exceptional-drought.md) | +0.9% | +5.9% |
| CORN | 2025-08-26 | [JRC MARS bulletin - Publications Office of the EU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23263-jrc-mars-bulletin-publications-office-of-the-eu.md) | +2.1% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2023-04-24 | [JRC MARS Bulletin - Publications Office of the EU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36335-jrc-mars-bulletin-publications-office-of-the-eu.md) | -0.7% | -9.9% |
| CORN | 2020-07-08 | [Extreme heat and no rain, taking a toll on Michigan crops \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51963-extreme-heat-and-no-rain-taking-a-toll-on-michigan-crops-an-official.md) | -2.3% | -6.6% |

## Sources

- op.europa.eu: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/58b48f55-2c95-11ec-bd8e-01aa75ed71a1/language-en

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