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Heavy rains in late December 2016 and early January 2017 affected soybean production in Argentina’s bread-basket provinces and influenced soy prices worldwide. Rainfall is common in northeastern Argentina from December to February, but the Landsat 8 satellite’s Operational Land Imager (OLI) captured dramatic flooding in the January 2017 image (right), compared to the flood-free January 2015 image. Argentina’s Rosario Grains Exchange reported that the event damaged nearly 4 million acres of soybeans in the world’s third-largest soybean exporting country, which, according to the Chicago Board of Trade, caused soybean and soymeal prices to hit six-month highs in mid-January. Images taken by the Landsat 8 satellite. Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery: “Argentina Flooding Has Major Impact on Soybean Production”; U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA.
Heavy rains in late December 2016 and early January 2017 affected soybean production in Argentina’s bread-basket provinces and influenced soy prices worldwide. Rainfall is common in northeastern Argentina from December to February, but the Landsat 8 satellite’s Operational Land Imager (OLI) captured dramatic flooding in the January 2017 image (right), compared to the flood-free January 2015 image. Argentina’s Rosario Grains Exchange reported that the event damaged nearly 4 million acres of soybeans in the world’s third-largest soybean exporting country, which, according to the Chicago Board of Trade, caused soybean and soymeal prices to hit six-month highs in mid-January. Images taken by the Landsat 8 satellite. Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery: “Argentina Flooding Has Major Impact on Soybean Production”; U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA.
Heavy rains in late December 2016 and early January 2017 affected soybean production in Argentina’s bread-basket provinces and influenced soy prices worldwide. Rainfall is common in northeastern Argentina from December to February, but the Landsat 8 satellite’s Operational Land Imager (OLI) captured dramatic flooding in the January 2017 image (right), compared to the flood-free January 2015 image. Argentina’s Rosario Grains Exchange reported that the event damaged nearly 4 million acres of soybeans in the world’s third-largest soybean exporting country, which, according to the Chicago Board of Trade, caused soybean and soymeal prices to hit six-month highs in mid-January. Images taken by the Landsat 8 satellite. Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery: “Argentina Flooding Has Major Impact on Soybean Production”; U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA.
Heavy rains in late December 2016 and early January 2017 affected soybean production in Argentina’s bread-basket provinces and influenced soy prices worldwide. Rainfall is common in northeastern Argentina from December to February, but the Landsat 8 satellite’s Operational Land Imager (OLI) captured dramatic flooding in the January 2017 image (right), compared to the flood-free January 2015 image. Argentina’s Rosario Grains Exchange reported that the event damaged nearly 4 million acres of soybeans in the world’s third-largest soybean exporting country, which, according to the Chicago Board of Trade, caused soybean and soymeal prices to hit six-month highs in mid-January. Images taken by the Landsat 8 satellite. Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery: “Argentina Flooding Has Major Impact on Soybean Production”; U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA.
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Argentina flooding impacts soybean production
January 2, 2015 - January 23, 2017
Heavy rains in late December 2016 and early January 2017 affected soybean production in Argentina’s bread-basket provinces and influenced soy prices worldwide. Rainfall is common in northeastern Argentina from December to February, but the Landsat 8 satellite’s Operational Land Imager (OLI) captured dramatic flooding in the January 2017 image (right), compared to the flood-free January 2015 image. Argentina’s Rosario Grains Exchange reported that the event damaged nearly 4 million acres of soybeans in the world’s third-largest soybean exporting country, which, according to the Chicago Board of Trade, caused soybean and soymeal prices to hit six-month highs in mid-January. Images taken by the Landsat 8 satellite. Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Missions Gallery: “Argentina Flooding Has Major Impact on Soybean Production”; U.S. Department of the Interior / USGS and NASA.
