# Brazil Soybean Harvest Nears Completion | Red River Farm Network

> The Brazilian soybean harvest is about 80% complete, with only northern areas and Rio Grande do Sul remaining. Early-planted second-crop corn looks good, but later-planted corn will need rain into May.

- Date: 2026-04-12 · published 2026-04-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13442-brazil-soybean-harvest-nears-completion-red-river-farm-network
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Harvest progress is largely routine, while the need for May rains on late corn adds modest upside risk to corn prices if rainfall falls short.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-09-27 | [Spotty Corn and Soybean Yields \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62878-spotty-corn-and-soybean-yields-red-river-farm-network.md) | -0.5% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2022-01-12 | [Drought Took the Top End Off Corn and Soybean Yields \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13390-drought-took-the-top-end-off-corn-and-soybean-yields-red-river-farm-network.md) | -2.6% | +3.6% |
| CORN | 2021-01-19 | [Timely Rains Help Brazil Crops, Dry Conditions Remain in Argentina \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48978-timely-rains-help-brazil-crops-dry-conditions-remain-in-argentina-red-river.md) | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2017-03-14 | [Rain distribution favored soybean harvest in Mato Grosso - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71828-rain-distribution-favored-soybean-harvest-in-mato-grosso-revista-cultivar.md) | +1.2% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2018-09-04 | [RRFN Announces Final Crop Tour Results \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62879-rrfn-announces-final-crop-tour-results-red-river-farm-network.md) | +0.5% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2019-12-26 | [Brazil Corn and Soybeans Developing Nicely \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55420-brazil-corn-and-soybeans-developing-nicely-red-river-farm-network.md) | +0.8% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2018-09-27 | [Spotty Corn and Soybean Yields \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62878-spotty-corn-and-soybean-yields-red-river-farm-network.md) | +1.4% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2022-01-12 | [Drought Took the Top End Off Corn and Soybean Yields \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13390-drought-took-the-top-end-off-corn-and-soybean-yields-red-river-farm-network.md) | +1.1% | +15.8% |

## Sources

- rrfn.com: https://www.rrfn.com/2026/04/12/brazil-soybean-harvest-nears-completion-at-80/

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