# La Niña May Stall South America Output

> DTN's Bryce Anderson says La Niña has cooled equatorial Pacific waters by about 1C, shaping a split South American season. Brazil's soybean crop is expected to be only slightly below last year, while the safrinha corn crop faces a later planting and lower projected output.

- Date: 2018-02-01 · published 2018-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66420-la-nina-may-stall-south-america-output
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller Brazilian safrinha corn crop reduces export supply later in the year, supporting corn and feed-ingredient prices against a backdrop of Argentine drought.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-11-30 | [Will La Niña Impact South America's Grains Crops? \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50005-will-la-nina-impact-south-america-s-grains-crops-cz-app.md) | -1.5% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2025-03-28 | [South America Calling](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13506-south-america-calling.md) | +0.5% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2020-04-29 | [South America Calling](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53471-south-america-calling.md) | +2.5% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2023-09-21 | [South America Calling](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13623-south-america-calling.md) | -0.2% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2020-11-17 | [#Agbiz: East African, South American crops at risk with La Niña \| OFM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50068-agbiz-east-african-south-american-crops-at-risk-with-la-nina-ofm.md) | +1.1% | +0.3% |
| SOY | 2020-11-30 | [Will La Niña Impact South America's Grains Crops? \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50005-will-la-nina-impact-south-america-s-grains-crops-cz-app.md) | -2.4% | +5.3% |
| SOY | 2023-09-21 | [South America Calling](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13623-south-america-calling.md) | -1.3% | -0.7% |
| SOY | 2020-11-17 | [#Agbiz: East African, South American crops at risk with La Niña \| OFM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50068-agbiz-east-african-south-american-crops-at-risk-with-la-nina-ofm.md) | +3.3% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2018/02/01/la-ni%C3%A3%C2%B1a-may-stall-south-america

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