# Slow Soybean Harvest Pace, Potential Quality Issues and More in Brazil | American Ag Network

> Brazil's soybean harvest is running behind, at 3.9% complete versus 10.8% a year earlier, with Mato Grosso at 4.3% against 21.5%. Early yields are good but below expectations, and traders are concerned about quality if heavy rain returns as beans mature.

- Date: 2025-01-31 · published 2025-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13524-slow-soybean-harvest-pace-potential-quality-issues-and-more-in-brazil-american
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Harvest delays and possible quality problems could slow Brazilian export flows and firm soybean prices if wet weather persists.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-02-06 | [South American weather, quality issues could extend rally in grain markets - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20643-south-american-weather-quality-issues-could-extend-rally-in-grain-markets.md) | +2.2% | +6.5% |
| SOY | 2021-02-22 | [Brazil soybean harvest pace still at 10-year low on rain: Agrural - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48464-brazil-soybean-harvest-pace-still-at-10-year-low-on-rain-agrural-fastmarkets.md) | +2.0% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2024-02-05 | [Showers Could Slow Harvest in Central Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13591-showers-could-slow-harvest-in-central-brazil.md) | -0.4% | -3.5% |
| SOY | 2018-12-18 | [Brazil Soybean Farmers to Slow Early Selling Pace, Analyst Says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61421-brazil-soybean-farmers-to-slow-early-selling-pace-analyst-says.md) | -2.3% | -1.1% |
| SOY | 2018-01-04 | [Argentina's Soybean Planting Pace Is Slowest in History](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66853-argentina-s-soybean-planting-pace-is-slowest-in-history.md) | -1.3% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- americanagnetwork.com: https://www.americanagnetwork.com/2025/01/31/slow-soybean-harvest-pace-potential-quality-issues-and-more-in-brazil/

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