# La Niña Is Back—What That Means for North and South American Crops

> Gro Intelligence reports that La Niña has returned for a second straight year and warns of potentially large effects on 2022 crops in North and South America. The analysis focuses on corn, soybeans and drought risk in Brazil.

- Date: 2021-10-19 · published 2021-10-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44469-la-nina-is-back-what-that-means-for-north-and-south-american-crops
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Expected drought risk in Brazil and Argentina for the 2022 crop supports soybean and corn prices, and it may tighten meal supplies for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-11-30 | [Will La Niña Impact South America's Grains Crops? \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50005-will-la-nina-impact-south-america-s-grains-crops-cz-app.md) | -1.5% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2020-11-17 | [#Agbiz: East African, South American crops at risk with La Niña \| OFM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50068-agbiz-east-african-south-american-crops-at-risk-with-la-nina-ofm.md) | +1.1% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2022-02-10 | [La Nina Continues to Affect South American Corn and Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13744-la-nina-continues-to-affect-south-american-corn-and-soybeans.md) | -0.0% | +11.8% |
| CORN | 2021-08-26 | [Column: La Nina's return could threaten South American crops, again](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45427-column-la-nina-s-return-could-threaten-south-american-crops-again.md) | -4.6% | -11.0% |
| CORN | 2023-04-27 | [El Nino May Boost Soil Moisture in May for South American Wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36317-el-nino-may-boost-soil-moisture-in-may-for-south-american-wheat.md) | -0.9% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2020-11-30 | [Will La Niña Impact South America's Grains Crops? \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50005-will-la-nina-impact-south-america-s-grains-crops-cz-app.md) | -2.4% | +5.3% |
| SOY | 2020-11-17 | [#Agbiz: East African, South American crops at risk with La Niña \| OFM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50068-agbiz-east-african-south-american-crops-at-risk-with-la-nina-ofm.md) | +3.3% | +2.7% |
| SOY | 2022-02-10 | [La Nina Continues to Affect South American Corn and Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13744-la-nina-continues-to-affect-south-american-corn-and-soybeans.md) | -0.5% | +6.6% |

## Sources

- gro-intelligence.com: https://www.gro-intelligence.com/insights/la-nina-is-back-what-that-means-for-north-and-south-american-crops

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