# Dry Crop Season in South America to Continue

> Strong La Niña conditions are expected to keep the US and South America warm and dry through the 2021 growing season. Brazil and Argentina already had very dry spring planting conditions, with Paraná experiencing its driest season in 17 years.

- Date: 2021-01-26 · published 2021-01-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region South America · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48975-dry-crop-season-in-south-america-to-continue
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A persistent dry pattern over the main South American and US growing regions raises the risk of yield losses in corn and soybeans, which would support prices and tighten feed supplies.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2022-09-30 | [Planting season underway in South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13700-planting-season-underway-in-south-america.md) | +1.0% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2022-11-21 | [South America Drought Woes Continue Despite Rain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13687-south-america-drought-woes-continue-despite-rain.md) | -3.5% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2026-08-17 | [2026/27 Planting in South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13421-2026-27-planting-in-south-america.md) | +2.3% | +7.7% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2020-04-14 | [Dry Season Begins in South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53474-dry-season-begins-in-south-america.md) | -3.2% | -0.2% |
| SOY | 2022-09-30 | [Planting season underway in South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13700-planting-season-underway-in-south-america.md) | -3.7% | -2.0% |
| SOY | 2022-11-21 | [South America Drought Woes Continue Despite Rain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13687-south-america-drought-woes-continue-despite-rain.md) | +2.0% | +2.3% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/dry-crop-season-in-south-america-to-continue

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