# Southern Brazil to get rain, U.S. soils remain saturated - McKeany-Flavell

> Southern and southwest Brazil have had limited rain, and expected rainfall over two weeks may not fully restore soil moisture. Frequent rain is forecast for northern and eastern Brazil and most of Argentina, while U.S. Grain Belt soils remain saturated with rivers near flood levels.

- Date: 2020-03-19 · published 2020-03-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53979-southern-brazil-to-get-rain-u-s-soils-remain-saturated-mckeany-flavell
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Dry southern Brazil and wet U.S. fields both raise supply risk for corn and soybeans, supporting prices. Flood-driven prevented planting in the U.S. would be a larger bullish factor if heavy rain arrives in April.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-09-30 | [Grain Belt & South America weather update - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50961-grain-belt-and-south-america-weather-update-mckeany-flavell.md) | +1.5% | +11.3% |
| CORN | 2022-10-06 | [Is La Nina Returning to Southern Brazil?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13696-is-la-nina-returning-to-southern-brazil.md) | +0.8% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2021-01-27 | [A wet start to South American soybean harvest - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48977-a-wet-start-to-south-american-soybean-harvest-mckeany-flavell.md) | +1.9% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2020-10-14 | [Spring rains provide planting window in South America - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50487-spring-rains-provide-planting-window-in-south-america-mckeany-flavell.md) | +2.8% | +6.2% |
| CORN | 2021-11-18 | [A Return to Normal La Nina Pattern Unfavorable for Argentina, Southern Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43972-a-return-to-normal-la-nina-pattern-unfavorable-for-argentina-southern-brazil.md) | +0.5% | +4.0% |
| SOY | 2020-09-30 | [Grain Belt & South America weather update - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50961-grain-belt-and-south-america-weather-update-mckeany-flavell.md) | +5.1% | +9.0% |
| SOY | 2022-10-06 | [Is La Nina Returning to Southern Brazil?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13696-is-la-nina-returning-to-southern-brazil.md) | +1.9% | +5.1% |
| SOY | 2021-01-27 | [A wet start to South American soybean harvest - McKeany-Flavell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48977-a-wet-start-to-south-american-soybean-harvest-mckeany-flavell.md) | -1.1% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- mckeany-flavell.com: https://www.mckeany-flavell.com/southern-brazil-to-get-rain-united-states-soils-remain-saturated-03-19-20/

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