# Brazil's soybean and corn sowing seasons delayed because of very dry conditions — MercoPress

> Brazil's soybean sowing for the 2019-20 harvest has officially begun, but forecasts call for practically bone-dry conditions in most growing regions for at least two weeks. Mato Grosso farmers cannot start planting until Sunday, while Parana's window opened Wednesday.

- Date: 2019-09-13 · published 2019-09-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56904-brazil-s-soybean-and-corn-sowing-seasons-delayed-because-of-very-dry-conditions
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Dry weather threatens both the soybean crop that China relies on and the export-oriented safrinha corn crop, which could tighten world supplies and support prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-09-14 | [Brazil's New Soybean Planting Season Delayed by Dryness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68795-brazil-s-new-soybean-planting-season-delayed-by-dryness.md) | +1.8% | +1.3% |
| SOY | 2023-10-23 | [Brazil Soybean Planting Slows as Dry Conditions Spread](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13619-brazil-soybean-planting-slows-as-dry-conditions-spread.md) | -0.4% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2020-11-30 | [Drought Continues to Hamper Brazil's Corn, Soybean Growing Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50007-drought-continues-to-hamper-brazil-s-corn-soybean-growing-season.md) | -2.4% | +5.3% |
| SOY | 2022-12-26 | [Dry Conditions Slow Soybean Planting in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13684-dry-conditions-slow-soybean-planting-in-rio-grande-do-sul-brazil.md) | +0.6% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2025-01-15 | [Very Dry Last Half of Growing Season Took top End Off US Corn, Soybean Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13119-very-dry-last-half-of-growing-season-took-top-end-off-us-corn-soybean-yields.md) | +1.2% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2020-11-30 | [Drought Continues to Hamper Brazil's Corn, Soybean Growing Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50007-drought-continues-to-hamper-brazil-s-corn-soybean-growing-season.md) | -1.5% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2025-01-15 | [Very Dry Last Half of Growing Season Took top End Off US Corn, Soybean Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13119-very-dry-last-half-of-growing-season-took-top-end-off-us-corn-soybean-yields.md) | +2.0% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2023-11-20 | [2023/24 Brazil Soybeans 61% Planted, Slowed by Dry Conditions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13616-2023-24-brazil-soybeans-61-planted-slowed-by-dry-conditions.md) | -2.1% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- en.mercopress.com: https://en.mercopress.com/2019/09/13/brazil-s-soybean-and-corn-sowing-seasons-delayed-because-of-very-dry-conditions

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.