# Brazil’s weather woes may offset increased planting | 2020-12-01  | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> Brazilian farmers planted a record 95 million acres of soybeans this year, though uneven rains and dry spells forced replanting and some abandonment. Initial production forecasts exceed 131 million metric tons, but analysts expect millions of tons of losses from dried-out fields.

- Date: 2020-12-02 · published 2020-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49476-brazil-s-weather-woes-may-offset-increased-planting-2020-12-01-agri-pulse
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Brazil's large crop and expected switch of Chinese buying to Brazilian beans in January create competition for U.S. soybean exports, while yield losses could support prices if they deepen.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: neutral

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-11-15 | [Tariffs and supply chain not on agenda for Biden-Xi meeting \| 2021-11-14 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14978-tariffs-and-supply-chain-not-on-agenda-for-biden-xi-meeting-2021-11-14-agri.md) | +2.4% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2018-08-26 | [USDA announces first half $12 billion ag trade aid package \| 2018-08-26 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4764-usda-announces-first-half-12-billion-ag-trade-aid-package-2018-08-26-agri-pulse.md) | -1.1% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2025-02-04 | [Beijing hits ag machinery but spares commodities in tariff retaliation \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14686-beijing-hits-ag-machinery-but-spares-commodities-in-tariff-retaliation-agri.md) | -0.8% | -7.0% |
| SOY | 2018-11-28 | [Ag trade remains key for US negotiators ahead of Trump-Xi meeting \| 2018-11-27 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61936-ag-trade-remains-key-for-us-negotiators-ahead-of-trump-xi-meeting-2018-11-27.md) | +4.1% | -0.7% |
| SOY | 2024-04-14 | [Washington Week Ahead: Biden trade policy gets Hill scrutiny \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30722-washington-week-ahead-biden-trade-policy-gets-hill-scrutiny-agri-pulse.md) | -2.0% | +2.6% |
| SBM | 2020-05-06 | [US Soybean exporters face new threats home and abroad \| 2020-05-05  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53222-us-soybean-exporters-face-new-threats-home-and-abroad-2020-05-05-agri-pulse.md) | +1.3% | +0.5% |
| SBM | 2026-01-16 | [China-Canada deal could lift some US feed prices \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21163-china-canada-deal-could-lift-some-us-feed-prices-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | +1.2% | +5.4% |
| SBM | 2025-08-21 | [Daybreak Aug. 21: Thune open to emergency farm aid \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23308-daybreak-aug-21-thune-open-to-emergency-farm-aid-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | +0.6% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/14926-brazils-weather-woes-may-offset-increased-planting

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