# La Nina - Dryness stops fieldwork in Argentina

> Argentina's soybean sowing may be delayed by dryness, with little November rainfall so far and no rain forecast for parts of the north, Buenos Aires and Santa Fe. The Buenos Aires Grains Exchange estimates 18.1 million hectares for 2017/18 soybeans, with 12% ordered as of the prior Sunday. Analysts had warned in October that La Niña could bring drought to the rest of the year.

- Date: 2017-11-14 · published 2017-11-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67811-la-nina-dryness-stops-fieldwork-in-argentina
- 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

Argentina is the largest soybean meal exporter, so planting delays and possible yield losses from La Niña dryness could tighten meal and soybean supplies later in the season and support prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-02-08 | [Soggy fields in Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72335-soggy-fields-in-argentina.md) | +0.2% | -3.0% |
| SOY | 2018-01-24 | [Strengthening La Nina May Stress Argentina Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66925-strengthening-la-nina-may-stress-argentina-crops.md) | +1.4% | +4.9% |
| SOY | 2021-02-01 | [La Nina Lowers Argentina's Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48535-la-nina-lowers-argentina-s-yields.md) | -0.2% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2026-01-23 | [Argentina Dryness Continues to Expand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13814-argentina-dryness-continues-to-expand.md) | +0.8% | +6.9% |
| SOY | 2019-09-30 | [Dryness impacting Argentine crops \| 2019-09-30  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56912-dryness-impacting-argentine-crops-2019-09-30-world-grain.md) | +3.8% | +4.2% |
| SBM | 2017-02-08 | [Soggy fields in Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72335-soggy-fields-in-argentina.md) | +1.1% | -2.8% |
| SBM | 2018-01-24 | [Strengthening La Nina May Stress Argentina Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66925-strengthening-la-nina-may-stress-argentina-crops.md) | +0.3% | +11.3% |
| SBM | 2021-02-01 | [La Nina Lowers Argentina's Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48535-la-nina-lowers-argentina-s-yields.md) | +0.5% | -1.4% |

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/news/newsticker-la-nina-dryness-stops-fieldwork-argentina-2017-11-14

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