
Revista Cultivar reports that Brazilian producers are adopting drip irrigation to cope with the 2020/21 season, which saw delayed soybean planting, heavy harvest rains and frost. Late-planted second-crop corn suffered the most damage.
This is a feature on farm technology with no new supply shock, so it has little direct effect on prices.
After 1,964 past weather events, SOY moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.8%), and +0.3% over 20.
After 2,467 past weather events, CORN moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.5% to +1.7%), and +0.6% over 20.
After 639 past weather events, SBM moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.9% to +2.3%), and -0.0% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.