# Extreme drought expands from 4 to 68 municipalities in two months and threatens agricultural activity

> Cemaden data show municipalities in extreme drought in Brazil rose from 4 in August to 68 in October 2026, with severe drought up from 153 to 232. The worsening is concentrated in the North and Northeast, with risks to corn, bean planting and Matopiba soybeans.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T21:16:49.393Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76066-extreme-drought-expands-from-4-to-68-municipalities-in-two-months-and-threatens
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Drought in the Matopiba region could delay planting and stress soybeans and corn, adding supply risk to Brazilian output and supporting prices modestly.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-10-24 | [Drought expands across key US agricultural regions \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13146-drought-expands-across-key-us-agricultural-regions-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.3% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2026-07-28 | [El Niño threatens agricultural production and food security across the continent; FAO advocates for timely anticipatory action](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18241-el-nino-threatens-agricultural-production-and-food-security-across-the.md) | -1.7% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2026-09-10 | [Midwest Drought Expands: Heat Wave Threatens Crops \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12963-midwest-drought-expands-heat-wave-threatens-crops-feed-and-grain.md) | +4.3% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2025-06-23 | [Escalating drought threatens Europe's ecosystems and agriculture - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24141-escalating-drought-threatens-europe-s-ecosystems-and-agriculture-joint-research.md) | -1.5% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2023-02-09 | [Forecast: agricultural exports down US$13 billion from 2022 due to drought - Buenos Aires Herald](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13983-forecast-agricultural-exports-down-us-13-billion-from-2022-due-to-drought.md) | -1.3% | -5.2% |
| SOY | 2024-10-24 | [Drought expands across key US agricultural regions \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13146-drought-expands-across-key-us-agricultural-regions-feed-and-grain.md) | -2.1% | -0.7% |
| SOY | 2026-09-10 | [Midwest Drought Expands: Heat Wave Threatens Crops \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12963-midwest-drought-expands-heat-wave-threatens-crops-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.9% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2023-02-09 | [Forecast: agricultural exports down US$13 billion from 2022 due to drought - Buenos Aires Herald](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13983-forecast-agricultural-exports-down-us-13-billion-from-2022-due-to-drought.md) | +0.4% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- arede.info: https://arede.info/cotidiano/680616/seca-extrema-avanca-de-4-para-68-municipios-em-dois-meses-e-ameaca-atividades-agropecuarias
- noticiasagricolas.com.br: https://www.noticiasagricolas.com.br/noticias/tempo-e-clima/430681-seca-extrema-avanca-de-4-para-68-municipios-em-dois-meses-e-ameaca-atividades-agropecuarias.html

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