# Weather has compromised sowing and the start of summer crops

> Rio Grande do Sul soybean planting reached only 10% of the projected area by late October, per Emater/RS, due to high soil moisture, low temperatures and reduced light. Corn planting stands at 80% of its area.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T21:16:49.443Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76067-weather-has-compromised-sowing-and-the-start-of-summer-crops
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Slow planting in Rio Grande do Sul delays the crop and adds weather risk to Brazil's southern soybean output, a modest bullish factor for soybeans.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-12-14 | [South American crop and weather update - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67327-south-american-crop-and-weather-update-morning-ag-clips.md) | +2.3% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2024-08-27 | [Harvest Weather Hinges on Start of La Niña \| The More You Grow \| Corteva Agriscience](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13164-harvest-weather-hinges-on-start-of-la-nina-the-more-you-grow-corteva-agriscience.md) | +3.7% | +8.4% |
| CORN | 2019-02-01 | [How Crops May Be Changing Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60454-how-crops-may-be-changing-weather.md) | -0.3% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2025-06-25 | [Change to Weather Pattern Starting This Weekend](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13081-change-to-weather-pattern-starting-this-weekend.md) | +2.3% | -2.8% |
| CORN | 2024-06-25 | [What does the weather hold for 2024 crops?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29659-what-does-the-weather-hold-for-2024-crops.md) | -4.9% | -2.5% |
| SOY | 2021-06-21 | [Hot, dry weather stresses crops in heart of the Corn Belt and Northern Plains - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46417-hot-dry-weather-stresses-crops-in-heart-of-the-corn-belt-and-northern-plains.md) | -4.7% | +2.3% |
| SOY | 2019-10-16 | [Crop Weather -- After the Snow](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56420-crop-weather-after-the-snow.md) | +0.0% | -3.0% |
| SOY | 2017-07-21 | [Palm oil demand up as dry U.S. weather seen hurting rival soy crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70055-palm-oil-demand-up-as-dry-u-s-weather-seen-hurting-rival-soy-crops.md) | -1.8% | -8.2% |

## Sources

- radioaltouruguai.com.br: https://radioaltouruguai.com.br/clima-tem-comprometido-a-semeadura-e-o-comeco-dos-cultivos-de-verao/
- correiodopovo.com.br: https://www.correiodopovo.com.br/not%C3%ADcias/rural/clima-tem-comprometido-a-semeadura-e-o-comeco-dos-cultivos-de-verao-1.1761077

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