# Brazil raises forecast for record harvest

> Conab raised its 2025/26 Brazilian grain production forecast to 358 million tonnes, up from 356.3 million in April, which would be a record. Soybean output is projected at 180.1 million tonnes, with 98.3% of planted area already harvested.

- Date: 2026-05-15 · published 2026-05-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13434-brazil-raises-forecast-for-record-harvest
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A record Brazilian crop expands export availability of soybeans and meal, pressuring global soy complex prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-07-11 | [Brazil raises forecast for record grain harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13484-brazil-raises-forecast-for-record-grain-harvest.md) | +0.9% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2017-08-10 | [Brazil to forecast new record crop  \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69284-brazil-to-forecast-new-record-crop-news-agency.md) | -4.3% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2025-03-14 | [Brazil raises record crop forecast despite drought in Rio Grande do Sul](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13508-brazil-raises-record-crop-forecast-despite-drought-in-rio-grande-do-sul.md) | +1.6% | +3.2% |
| SOY | 2017-04-11 | [Brazil: CONAB forecast of soya bean and maize harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71352-brazil-conab-forecast-of-soya-bean-and-maize-harvest.md) | +0.5% | +2.5% |
| SOY | 2017-04-06 | [Brazil To Harvest Record Corn And Soybean Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71350-brazil-to-harvest-record-corn-and-soybean-yields.md) | +0.4% | +2.2% |
| SBM | 2025-07-11 | [Brazil raises forecast for record grain harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13484-brazil-raises-forecast-for-record-grain-harvest.md) | -0.0% | +2.2% |
| SBM | 2017-08-10 | [Brazil to forecast new record crop  \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69284-brazil-to-forecast-new-record-crop-news-agency.md) | -3.9% | -1.4% |
| SBM | 2025-03-14 | [Brazil raises record crop forecast despite drought in Rio Grande do Sul](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13508-brazil-raises-record-crop-forecast-despite-drought-in-rio-grande-do-sul.md) | -0.8% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- valorinternational.globo.com: https://valorinternational.globo.com/agribusiness/news/2026/05/15/brazil-raises-forecast-for-record-harvest.ghtml

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