# Late Frost, an El Niño Winter and a Record-Green Brazil Crop: Eric Snodgrass on the Weather Ahead

> The first frost arrived three to four weeks later than average in parts of the U.S. Corn Belt after an unusually warm October, extending the fall growing season. Meteorologist Eric Snodgrass says the Midwest has a window to finish harvest and fall fieldwork, while attention turns to El Niño’s possible effects on winter drought and South American crops.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T18:12:35.987Z
- Category: weather · region United States and South America · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89921-late-frost-an-el-nino-winter-and-a-record-green-brazil-crop-eric-snodgrass-on
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A longer growing season can support crop development and ease harvest pressure, while El Niño-related drought risks could threaten South American production. The article provides no specific forecast impact or price move, so commodity implications are limited.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-08-14 | [What Does Lack of El Niño, La Niña Mean For Winter? \| The Weather Channel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69375-what-does-lack-of-el-nino-la-nina-mean-for-winter-the-weather-channel.md) | -2.0% | -4.4% |
| CORN | 2018-10-06 | [How to prepare for an El Niño winter \| Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62472-how-to-prepare-for-an-el-nino-winter-climate-and-agriculture-in-the-southeast.md) | -0.3% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2025-07-04 | [Brazil: Frosts have little impact on the second corn crop, but rain delays the harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13486-brazil-frosts-have-little-impact-on-the-second-corn-crop-but-rain-delays-the.md) | -6.0% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2019-02-06 | [Brazil, Argentina Crop Weather Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60441-brazil-argentina-crop-weather-update.md) | +0.7% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2024-01-08 | [Worst-Case Scenario: Why Eric Snodgrass Thinks The Heavy Rainfall In Brazil Could Do More Harm Than Good - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13599-worst-case-scenario-why-eric-snodgrass-thinks-the-heavy-rainfall-in-brazil.md) | -2.2% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2019-04-23 | [Weather Favors Brazil Second-Crop Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59421-weather-favors-brazil-second-crop-corn.md) | -3.4% | -5.2% |
| SOY | 2024-01-08 | [Worst-Case Scenario: Why Eric Snodgrass Thinks The Heavy Rainfall In Brazil Could Do More Harm Than Good - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13599-worst-case-scenario-why-eric-snodgrass-thinks-the-heavy-rainfall-in-brazil.md) | -3.5% | -4.3% |
| SOY | 2023-04-06 | [Brazil: Rains at the end of March collaborated with the soybean crop in Rio Grande do Sul](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13657-brazil-rains-at-the-end-of-march-collaborated-with-the-soybean-crop-in-rio.md) | -0.7% | -4.1% |

## Sources

- americanagnetwork.com: https://www.americanagnetwork.com/2026/11/09/late-frost-an-el-nino-winter-and-a-record-green-brazil-crop-eric-snodgrass-on-the-weather-ahead/

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