# Brazil's New Soybean Planting Season Delayed by Dryness

> Brazil's 2017/18 soybean planting window opened in Parana on Sept. 10, but producers have held off sowing because of extremely dry weather and no rain in the forecast. Some farmers who planted early are worried about how the young crops will develop.

- Date: 2017-09-14 · published 2017-09-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68795-brazil-s-new-soybean-planting-season-delayed-by-dryness
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Delayed planting in Brazil's main export region lifts expectations of later and possibly smaller soybean supplies, which supports soybean and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-09-25 | [Extreme dryness slows soybean planting in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68794-extreme-dryness-slows-soybean-planting-in-brazil.md) | -1.6% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2021-02-26 | [Brazil Soy Harvest Slowed by Delayed Planting and Wet Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48465-brazil-soy-harvest-slowed-by-delayed-planting-and-wet-weather.md) | +0.7% | +0.6% |
| SOY | 2019-09-13 | [Brazil's soybean and corn sowing seasons delayed because of very dry conditions — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56904-brazil-s-soybean-and-corn-sowing-seasons-delayed-because-of-very-dry-conditions.md) | +1.1% | +4.6% |
| SOY | 2023-10-23 | [Brazil Soybean Planting Slows as Dry Conditions Spread](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13619-brazil-soybean-planting-slows-as-dry-conditions-spread.md) | -0.4% | +2.9% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2017-09-25 | [Extreme dryness slows soybean planting in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68794-extreme-dryness-slows-soybean-planting-in-brazil.md) | -1.1% | +0.7% |
| SBM | 2023-10-23 | [Brazil Soybean Planting Slows as Dry Conditions Spread](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13619-brazil-soybean-planting-slows-as-dry-conditions-spread.md) | +5.2% | +9.2% |
| SBM | 2024-09-05 | [Acute dryness in Brazil's top soy state may disrupt planting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13544-acute-dryness-in-brazil-s-top-soy-state-may-disrupt-planting.md) | -2.4% | +5.7% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/news/crops/brazils-new-soybean-planting-season-delayed-by-dryness

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