# Wet Weather in Central Brazil a Cause for Concern

> DTN reports that central Brazil has remained unusually wet through November, delaying the early soybean harvest and raising disease concerns. Drier weather is expected in southern Brazil and central Argentina, favoring corn and soybean planting, and the Pacific sea-surface anomaly reached +1.8°C in November.

- Date: 2018-12-04 · published 2018-12-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61504-wet-weather-in-central-brazil-a-cause-for-concern
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Wet weather and disease risk in Brazil could trim soybean and corn quality and slow export shipments, which supports South American meal and grain prices. Expectations of a classic El Niño pattern add to uncertainty over the Brazilian crop outlook.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2023-01-10 | [Drought in Southern Brazil while Excess Wetness in Central Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13675-drought-in-southern-brazil-while-excess-wetness-in-central-brazil.md) | +2.4% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2025-10-03 | [Central Brazil Soybeans at Risk With Continued Dry Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13464-central-brazil-soybeans-at-risk-with-continued-dry-weather.md) | -0.1% | +6.6% |
| SOY | 2022-03-24 | [Bad omen for central US weather \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42196-bad-omen-for-central-us-weather-world-grain.md) | -3.2% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2024-09-27 | [Wet Season Starting, But Very Slowly for Central Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13547-wet-season-starting-but-very-slowly-for-central-brazil.md) | +0.5% | -4.3% |
| SBM | 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) | +2.0% | +3.8% |
| SBM | 2023-01-10 | [Drought in Southern Brazil while Excess Wetness in Central Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13675-drought-in-southern-brazil-while-excess-wetness-in-central-brazil.md) | +2.5% | -1.8% |
| SBM | 2024-09-27 | [Wet Season Starting, But Very Slowly for Central Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13547-wet-season-starting-but-very-slowly-for-central-brazil.md) | +2.7% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/AG/blogs/ag-weather-forum/blog-post/2018/12/04/wet-weather-central-brazil-cause

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