# Producers delay sowing while waiting for proper rainfeeding conditions

> Paraguayan producers are delaying soybean sowing while they wait for proper spring rains. September rainfall forecasts remain below normal for most of the country, with better rain expected in October in certain eastern and western regions.

- Date: 2020-09-18 · published 2020-09-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Paraguay · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50962-producers-delay-sowing-while-waiting-for-proper-rainfeeding-conditions
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Late planting due to dry conditions raises risk to Paraguayan soybean yields, which can support soybean meal and soybean prices if the dryness persists.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-08-20 | [Scattered Showers Creating Mixed Conditions for Corn and Soybean Fill Period](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12970-scattered-showers-creating-mixed-conditions-for-corn-and-soybean-fill-period.md) | +2.6% | +8.0% |
| SOY | 2024-05-07 | [Soy: flooding in Brazil, difficult growing conditions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6448-soy-flooding-in-brazil-difficult-growing-conditions.md) | -2.4% | -4.5% |
| SOY | 2024-11-05 | [Crop Watch: Low prices, weather headline producers' concerns for 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13134-crop-watch-low-prices-weather-headline-producers-concerns-for-2025.md) | +2.5% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2018-01-30 | [U.S. grains: Winter wheat jumps as crop conditions drop - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67013-u-s-grains-winter-wheat-jumps-as-crop-conditions-drop-grainews.md) | -2.2% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2022-07-25 | [Heat takes bite out of corn, soybean and spring wheat crop condition ratings - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13344-heat-takes-bite-out-of-corn-soybean-and-spring-wheat-crop-condition-ratings-pro.md) | +14.1% | +3.8% |
| SBM | 2024-05-07 | [Soy: flooding in Brazil, difficult growing conditions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6448-soy-flooding-in-brazil-difficult-growing-conditions.md) | -4.6% | -6.1% |
| SBM | 2018-09-03 | [Feed prices ‘unsustainable’ as tough market conditions impact egg producer margins - FarmingUK News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63040-feed-prices-unsustainable-as-tough-market-conditions-impact-egg-producer.md) | +4.0% | +2.2% |
| SBM | 2021-09-24 | [Changing Soybean Conditions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44905-changing-soybean-conditions.md) | -2.5% | -3.2% |

## Sources

- tridge.com: https://www.tridge.com/insights/producers-delay-sowing-while-waiting-for-a-little-rain

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