# Dry weather concerns extend from South America into North America

> Brazil's central-west harvest is being slowed by spotty showers, which delays safrinha corn planting. WeatherTrends360 expects dry, hot conditions across southern Brazil and Argentina into March, with the second half of February among the driest in 30-plus years from Mato Grosso do Sul to Rio Grande do Sul.

- Date: 2021-02-22 · published 2021-02-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region South America · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48467-dry-weather-concerns-extend-from-south-america-into-north-america
- 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

Forecast dryness during the critical pollination window threatens immature soybeans and safrinha corn, raising South American supply risk and supporting corn and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-12-22 | [Corn ends higher amid supply concerns in South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10133-corn-ends-higher-amid-supply-concerns-in-south-america.md) | +3.5% | +18.5% |
| CORN | 2021-01-26 | [Dry Crop Season in South America to Continue](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48975-dry-crop-season-in-south-america-to-continue.md) | +5.1% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2023-11-28 | [Weather hinders record South American exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33102-weather-hinders-record-south-american-exports.md) | +2.2% | +4.6% |
| CORN | 2020-04-14 | [Dry Season Begins in South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53474-dry-season-begins-in-south-america.md) | -3.9% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2023-05-30 | [Dry Weather Worries Corn Farmers in Southern Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13646-dry-weather-worries-corn-farmers-in-southern-brazil.md) | -3.8% | +0.4% |
| SOY | 2020-12-22 | [Corn ends higher amid supply concerns in South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10133-corn-ends-higher-amid-supply-concerns-in-south-america.md) | +4.2% | +10.2% |
| SOY | 2021-01-26 | [Dry Crop Season in South America to Continue](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48975-dry-crop-season-in-south-america-to-continue.md) | +1.6% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2023-11-28 | [Weather hinders record South American exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33102-weather-hinders-record-south-american-exports.md) | -1.8% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/weather/news/dry-weather-concerns-extend-from-south-america-into-north-america

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