# EarthView–Argentina Flooding Has Major Impact on Soybean Production | U.S. Geological Survey

> A USGS EarthView feature uses Landsat 8 imagery to show flooding across Argentina's soybean-growing provinces following heavy rains in late December 2016 and early January 2017. The agency notes the flooding is dramatic compared with a dry January 2015 image.

- Date: 2017-02-09 · published 2017-02-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72336-earthview-argentina-flooding-has-major-impact-on-soybean-production-u-s
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The flooding confirms weather losses in Argentine soy areas, which supports the case for tighter export supplies and firmer soy product prices. It is background imagery rather than a new supply estimate.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-05-08 | [Argentina flooding impacts soybean production - NASA Science](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70864-argentina-flooding-impacts-soybean-production-nasa-science.md) | -0.9% | -4.3% |
| SOY | 2025-01-16 | [EU soybean meal prices rise as Argentina's drought impacts production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26587-eu-soybean-meal-prices-rise-as-argentina-s-drought-impacts-production.md) | +2.2% | -1.2% |
| SOY | 2025-05-23 | [Heavy Rains Cause Major Flooding in Key Argentine Soybean Region](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13860-heavy-rains-cause-major-flooding-in-key-argentine-soybean-region.md) | -2.4% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2018-01-22 | [The price of soybean meal is increasing due to the reduction in exports from Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12098-the-price-of-soybean-meal-is-increasing-due-to-the-reduction-in-exports-from.md) | +0.8% | +4.5% |
| SOY | 2017-01-04 | [Soybeans charge higher amid reports of flooding in Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73022-soybeans-charge-higher-amid-reports-of-flooding-in-argentina.md) | +1.9% | +5.1% |
| SBM | 2017-05-08 | [Argentina flooding impacts soybean production - NASA Science](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70864-argentina-flooding-impacts-soybean-production-nasa-science.md) | -0.8% | -3.7% |
| SBM | 2025-01-16 | [EU soybean meal prices rise as Argentina's drought impacts production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26587-eu-soybean-meal-prices-rise-as-argentina-s-drought-impacts-production.md) | +3.5% | -2.5% |
| SBM | 2025-05-23 | [Heavy Rains Cause Major Flooding in Key Argentine Soybean Region](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13860-heavy-rains-cause-major-flooding-in-key-argentine-soybean-region.md) | -0.3% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- usgs.gov: https://www.usgs.gov/news/science-snippet/earthview-argentina-flooding-has-major-impact-soybean-production

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