# Soybeans in Mato Grosso do Sul: area up 5.5%, but output expected to fall 8.4%

> Mato Grosso do Sul has expanded its 2026/27 soybean area by 5.5% to 4.874 million hectares, according to the SIGA-MS project. Estimated yield falls 13.2% to 52.4 bags per hectare, cutting projected production to 15.331 million tonnes, and planting had reached 83.1% by November 6.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T21:12:33.730Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101815-soybeans-in-mato-grosso-do-sul-area-up-5-5-but-output-expected-to-fall-8-4
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A lower state crop in a major Brazilian soybean region tightens supply for crushers and meal producers, supporting soybean and soymeal prices. The weather-driven yield cut is a regional signal rather than a national shock.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-02-27 | [Soybean Yields Disappoint in Southern Mato Grosso do Sul](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13592-soybean-yields-disappoint-in-southern-mato-grosso-do-sul.md) | +1.0% | +6.4% |
| SOY | 2026-11-09 | [El Niño could cause the loss of “one Mato Grosso do Sul’s worth of soybeans” in the 2026/27 crop, Serasa projects](https://feedsoft.ai/events/90195-el-nino-could-cause-the-loss-of-one-mato-grosso-do-sul-s-worth-of-soybeans-in.md) | +3.5% | — |
| SOY | 2024-01-10 | [Severe weather punishes soybean production in Mato Grosso](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13597-severe-weather-punishes-soybean-production-in-mato-grosso.md) | -2.9% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2023-06-15 | [Drought Concerns Grow as 57% of Corn, 51% of Soybeans in the U.S. Now Considered to Be in Drought - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35551-drought-concerns-grow-as-57-of-corn-51-of-soybeans-in-the-u-s-now-considered-to.md) | +8.1% | +7.7% |
| SOY | 2019-05-21 | [Smaller corn, soybean yields expected as wet weather persists in Midwest - UPI.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58939-smaller-corn-soybean-yields-expected-as-wet-weather-persists-in-midwest-upi-com.md) | +2.9% | +9.8% |

## Sources

- campograndenews.com.br: https://www.campograndenews.com.br/lado-rural/soja-cresce-em-area-mas-clima-derruba-projecao-de-producao-na-safra-2026-27

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