# Deforestation in the Amazon is drying up the rest of Brazil: Report

> A Mongabay report says rainfall has been well below average in Brazil's center-west, south and parts of the southeast over recent years. Agriculture is suffering drastic production losses, and water supply and hydropower are also affected. The report links Amazon deforestation to reduced regional rainfall.

- Date: 2020-08-07 · published 2020-08-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51443-deforestation-in-the-amazon-is-drying-up-the-rest-of-brazil-report
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent drought in Brazil's main grain and livestock regions raises supply risk for corn, soybeans and feed ingredients. The story is background on structural climate risk rather than a new supply shock, so its direct price effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-09-15 | [La Niña looms over Brazil, raising fears of drought in the South](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13474-la-nina-looms-over-brazil-raising-fears-of-drought-in-the-south.md) | -0.0% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2019-01-03 | [Dry weather conditions in Brazil drive US soybean expectations up - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60944-dry-weather-conditions-in-brazil-drive-us-soybean-expectations-up-datamarnews.md) | +1.9% | +2.3% |
| SOY | 2019-09-14 | [Meteorologist is watching dry conditions in Brazil - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56902-meteorologist-is-watching-dry-conditions-in-brazil-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.2% | +5.8% |
| 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 | 2023-12-01 | [Dry Weather in Key Crop Shipper Brazil Has Farmers Ripping Up Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13609-dry-weather-in-key-crop-shipper-brazil-has-farmers-ripping-up-crops.md) | -2.3% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2025-09-15 | [La Niña looms over Brazil, raising fears of drought in the South](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13474-la-nina-looms-over-brazil-raising-fears-of-drought-in-the-south.md) | +5.1% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2023-02-27 | [Delays in the corn harvest in Brazil worry agents](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13666-delays-in-the-corn-harvest-in-brazil-worry-agents.md) | -1.3% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2018-05-14 | [Drought damages big portion of corn in Brazil's Mato Grosso](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64860-drought-damages-big-portion-of-corn-in-brazil-s-mato-grosso.md) | +1.7% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- news.mongabay.com: https://news.mongabay.com/2020/08/deforestation-in-the-amazon-is-drying-up-the-rest-of-brazil-report/

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