# Low water level in the Paraná River reduces Argentine agricultural exports - FAN Transport Insights

> The Parana River has fallen so low that it is slowing Argentine agricultural exports just as the export season begins. Water depth at Rosario was 0.90 meters, well below the April average of 3.58 meters, forcing cargo loads to be cut by 5,500 to 7,000 tons per vessel. Forecasters expect even lower levels in coming days.

- Date: 2021-05-05 · published 2021-05-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Argentina · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46938-low-water-level-in-the-parana-river-reduces-argentine-agricultural-exports-fan
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced loads and the need for barges and trucking raise logistics costs and lift freight, while cutting Argentine export capacity. This supports soybean and corn prices and widens Argentine export discounts.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-01-22 | [The price of soybean meal is increasing due to the reduction in exports from Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12098-the-price-of-soybean-meal-is-increasing-due-to-the-reduction-in-exports-from.md) | +0.8% | +4.5% |
| SOY | 2017-01-12 | [Weather clouds agricultural outlook in Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72843-weather-clouds-agricultural-outlook-in-argentina.md) | +6.7% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2024-02-26 | [964. Convergence of El Niño and Expected Transition to La Niña \| Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences \| JIRCAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31587-964-convergence-of-el-nino-and-expected-transition-to-la-nina-japan.md) | +0.9% | +5.3% |
| SOY | 2018-07-20 | [Drought: A Conversation with Esteban Copati, Head of the Agricultural Estimates Department in the Bolsas de Cereales of Argentina \| Wilson Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63874-drought-a-conversation-with-esteban-copati-head-of-the-agricultural-estimates.md) | +1.8% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2026-10-08 | [El Niño raises risks for agricultural commodities in the 4th quarter - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17054-el-nino-raises-risks-for-agricultural-commodities-in-the-4th-quarter-revista.md) | -0.8% | -5.1% |
| CORN | 2017-01-12 | [Weather clouds agricultural outlook in Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72843-weather-clouds-agricultural-outlook-in-argentina.md) | +0.1% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2024-02-26 | [964. Convergence of El Niño and Expected Transition to La Niña \| Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences \| JIRCAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31587-964-convergence-of-el-nino-and-expected-transition-to-la-nina-japan.md) | +0.5% | +7.8% |
| CORN | 2018-07-20 | [Drought: A Conversation with Esteban Copati, Head of the Agricultural Estimates Department in the Bolsas de Cereales of Argentina \| Wilson Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63874-drought-a-conversation-with-esteban-copati-head-of-the-agricultural-estimates.md) | -1.7% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- fullavantenews.com: https://fullavantenews.com/low-water-level-in-the-parana-river-reduces-argentine-agricultural-exports/

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