# South America Calling

> Soil moisture across most of Brazil's primary crop areas has declined steadily over six weeks, with Mato Grosso the main exception. Forecasts diverge, with the European model calling for much drier conditions and temperatures 5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit above normal in the safrinha corn areas.

- Date: 2020-04-29 · published 2020-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53471-south-america-calling
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Dryness and heat during pollination and filling threaten the second-crop corn yield, supporting corn and meal prices as Brazilian export supplies shrink.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-03-28 | [South America Calling](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13506-south-america-calling.md) | +0.5% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2023-09-21 | [South America Calling](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13623-south-america-calling.md) | -0.2% | +0.5% |
| 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 | 2020-01-28 | [Mixed Forecast for South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54911-mixed-forecast-for-south-america.md) | -0.8% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2024-01-18 | [South American Row Crop Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13596-south-american-row-crop-yields.md) | +1.1% | -5.6% |
| SBM | 2020-01-28 | [Mixed Forecast for South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54911-mixed-forecast-for-south-america.md) | -2.7% | -3.8% |
| SBM | 2018-02-01 | [La Niña May Stall South America Output](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66420-la-nina-may-stall-south-america-output.md) | -0.7% | +16.6% |
| SBM | 2022-09-30 | [Planting season underway in South America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13700-planting-season-underway-in-south-america.md) | -2.5% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/south-america-calling/blog-post/2020/04/29/limited-brazil-soil-moisture

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