# Column: La Nina's return could threaten South American crops, again

> A Reuters column warns that La Niña's return could again threaten South American crops. Brazil's second corn crop was badly hit by drought and frost this year, and Parana's second corn yields were about half of normal.

- Date: 2021-08-26 · published 2021-08-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region South America · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45427-column-la-nina-s-return-could-threaten-south-american-crops-again
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A renewed La Niña would raise the risk of another dry season in Brazil and Argentina, tightening corn and soybean export supplies and supporting prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-10-17 | [La Nina’s Return Could Herald Weak Brazilian Corn, Soybean Crops \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13541-la-nina-s-return-could-herald-weak-brazilian-corn-soybean-crops-cz-app.md) | +2.1% | +2.9% |
| 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 | 2022-10-22 | [Rains threaten South American wheat \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13694-rains-threaten-south-american-wheat-the-western-producer.md) | -1.1% | -1.4% |
| 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 | 2021-09-09 | [La Nina Development Has Potential to Affect Crops in US, South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44986-la-nina-development-has-potential-to-affect-crops-in-us-south-america.md) | +1.3% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2024-10-17 | [La Nina’s Return Could Herald Weak Brazilian Corn, Soybean Crops \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13541-la-nina-s-return-could-herald-weak-brazilian-corn-soybean-crops-cz-app.md) | +1.8% | +2.5% |
| 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

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-latam-grains-braun/column-la-ninas-return-could-threaten-south-american-crops-again-idUSKBN2FR0PJ/

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