# Argentina's Soybean Area Set to Expand to 17 Million Hectares for 2026/27

> Buenos Aires Grains Exchange projects Argentine soybean plantings at 17 million hectares for 2026/27, up 1.2% from 16.8 million. Northern farmers are shifting land from corn to soybeans because of leafhopper pressure, while central and southern regions favour corn.

- Date: 2026-09-15 · published 2026-09-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13777-argentina-s-soybean-area-set-to-expand-to-17-million-hectares-for-2026-27
- 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

Expanded soybean area adds future bean and meal supply, which is bearish for soy products. Corn acreage shifts in the north tighten corn supply locally, partially offsetting that effect.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-11-27 | [Argentina’s soybean area updated while wheat output forecast at 17.6 million tonnes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13892-argentina-s-soybean-area-updated-while-wheat-output-forecast-at-17-6-million.md) | +0.0% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2019-06-15 | [Good sales prospects from China for Argentina's 56 million tons of soybeans — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58441-good-sales-prospects-from-china-for-argentina-s-56-million-tons-of-soybeans.md) | +0.7% | +0.6% |
| SOY | 2024-11-05 | [Argentina’s soybean production to surge 5% in 2024-25 despite ...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13894-argentina-s-soybean-production-to-surge-5-in-2024-25-despite.md) | +2.5% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2025-07-08 | [Argentina completes 2024/25 soybean harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13846-argentina-completes-2024-25-soybean-harvest.md) | -3.4% | -6.1% |
| SOY | 2026-09-30 | [BAGE forecasts Argentina’s soybean crop at 53.6 mln tons](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13774-bage-forecasts-argentina-s-soybean-crop-at-53-6-mln-tons.md) | +0.4% | -5.3% |
| SBM | 2024-11-27 | [Argentina’s soybean area updated while wheat output forecast at 17.6 million tonnes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13892-argentina-s-soybean-area-updated-while-wheat-output-forecast-at-17-6-million.md) | -0.4% | +4.2% |
| SBM | 2019-06-15 | [Good sales prospects from China for Argentina's 56 million tons of soybeans — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58441-good-sales-prospects-from-china-for-argentina-s-56-million-tons-of-soybeans.md) | -2.4% | -3.7% |
| SBM | 2024-11-05 | [Argentina’s soybean production to surge 5% in 2024-25 despite ...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13894-argentina-s-soybean-production-to-surge-5-in-2024-25-despite.md) | -1.4% | -5.0% |

## Sources

- global-agriculture.com: https://www.global-agriculture.com/seed-industry/argentinas-soybean-area-set-to-expand-to-17-million-hectares-for-2026-27/

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