# Brazil Ends January Hot and Dry

> Brazil's soybean belt is experiencing hot, dry conditions, with temperatures forecast up to 15 F above normal while crops fill. Rio Grande do Sul, northeast Argentina and Paraguay are also seeing rising crop stress and some expected losses. Early soybean maturity and harvest are running ahead of normal in central Brazil.

- Date: 2019-01-29 · published 2019-01-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60939-brazil-ends-january-hot-and-dry
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A significant South American drought threatens soybean yields and later safrinha corn, tightening supplies for meal and feed buyers and supporting soybean and corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-12-19 | [Heat and Dryness in Southern Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61424-heat-and-dryness-in-southern-brazil.md) | -4.2% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2025-10-07 | [October Weather in Brazil - Hotter and Dryer Than Normal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13469-october-weather-in-brazil-hotter-and-dryer-than-normal.md) | -1.0% | +10.0% |
| SOY | 2024-08-26 | [Hot and Dry Weather Forecast for Central Brazil's Planting Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13550-hot-and-dry-weather-forecast-for-central-brazil-s-planting-season.md) | +3.2% | +9.2% |
| SOY | 2019-12-10 | [Brazil's Planting Season Ends Dry, U.S. Corn Harvest Ending Cold](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55418-brazil-s-planting-season-ends-dry-u-s-corn-harvest-ending-cold.md) | +2.8% | +4.6% |
| SOY | 2023-07-27 | [Farmers hold their breath amid hot and dry pollination](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13263-farmers-hold-their-breath-amid-hot-and-dry-pollination.md) | -7.5% | -12.1% |
| CORN | 2024-05-10 | [Hot and Dry Weather Impacting Safrinha Corn in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13570-hot-and-dry-weather-impacting-safrinha-corn-in-brazil.md) | +2.4% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2025-10-07 | [October Weather in Brazil - Hotter and Dryer Than Normal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13469-october-weather-in-brazil-hotter-and-dryer-than-normal.md) | -1.7% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2024-08-26 | [Hot and Dry Weather Forecast for Central Brazil's Planting Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13550-hot-and-dry-weather-forecast-for-central-brazil-s-planting-season.md) | +2.6% | +6.4% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/south-america-calling/blog-post/2019/01/29/brazil-ends-january-hot-dry

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