# Southern Brazil drying a concern | World-grain.com | May 22, 2018 16:19 | World Grain

> Southern Brazil is experiencing dryness after a delayed soybean harvest this year pushed some crops into later maturation. The article examines how weather has departed from the normal double-cropping pattern that depends on timely rains.

- Date: 2018-05-22 · published 2018-05-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64861-southern-brazil-drying-a-concern-world-grain-com-may-22-2018-16-19-world-grain
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Dryness in southern Brazil threatens second-crop corn and soybean yields, which could tighten export availability and support feed grain and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-02-26 | [Brazil may soon have rainfall concerns \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13514-brazil-may-soon-have-rainfall-concerns-world-grain.md) | -6.0% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2018-12-26 | [Is dryness in Brazil’s crop country an omen? \| 2018-12-26  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61419-is-dryness-in-brazil-s-crop-country-an-omen-2018-12-26-world-grain.md) | -0.3% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2023-05-30 | [Dry Weather Worries Corn Farmers in Southern Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13646-dry-weather-worries-corn-farmers-in-southern-brazil.md) | -3.8% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2021-05-26 | [Brazil corn facing uphill battle \| 2021-05-26  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46925-brazil-corn-facing-uphill-battle-2021-05-26-world-grain.md) | +8.1% | +6.4% |
| CORN | 2025-09-01 | [South America may trend slightly drier \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22793-south-america-may-trend-slightly-drier-world-grain.md) | +0.3% | +5.0% |
| SOY | 2025-02-26 | [Brazil may soon have rainfall concerns \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13514-brazil-may-soon-have-rainfall-concerns-world-grain.md) | -4.6% | -2.9% |
| SOY | 2018-12-26 | [Is dryness in Brazil’s crop country an omen? \| 2018-12-26  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61419-is-dryness-in-brazil-s-crop-country-an-omen-2018-12-26-world-grain.md) | +1.2% | +3.6% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/10404-southern-brazil-drying-a-concern

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