Learn about the impacts of La Niña on the 2025/26 crop season

Since September 2025, an episode of La Niña has been officially established, with cooling of the Equatorial Pacific waters and the potential to significantly alter the performance of the next summer crop in Brazil. According to meteorologist Gabriel Rodrigues from Agrolink Portal, the phenomenon is of weak intensity, but with a 71% probability of persisting until February 2026, according to NOAA projections. Although classified as weak, the climatic event already causes important changes in the rainfall pattern, affecting agricultural regions in a distinct manner. The effects vary according to location and crop, requiring double attention from producers in adjusting management strategies. Central-West: favorable climate for early soybean planting In the Central-West, the tendency is for La Niña to favor the return of rains in a more regular and well-distributed manner, especially in Mato Grosso and Goiás. Gabriel Rodrigues highlights that the current scenario is opposite to that ...