# With a Big Crop Expected, Brazil's Soybean Harvest Is Slow

> Brazil's soybean harvest reached 1.8% of projected area by late January, behind last year's 6.1% pace, per AgRural. A stronger US dollar against the real has raised the local value of exported Brazilian corn and soybeans, and Mato Grosso's harvest is expected to accelerate in late January.

- Date: 2020-01-23 · published 2020-01-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54912-with-a-big-crop-expected-brazil-s-soybean-harvest-is-slow
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer dollar versus the real lifts Brazilian export parity, supporting soybean and corn prices, while the slow harvest tightens near-term export availability.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- USDBRL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-06-01 | [Corn, Wheat Continue to Fall with Crude Oil: Soybeans and Cattle Rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19274-corn-wheat-continue-to-fall-with-crude-oil-soybeans-and-cattle-rally.md) | -5.5% | -6.6% |
| SOY | 2020-11-05 | [What’s fueling China’s thirst for U.S. corn and soybeans?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50020-what-s-fueling-china-s-thirst-for-u-s-corn-and-soybeans.md) | +6.0% | +8.3% |
| SOY | 2023-04-13 | [China's exports rise unexpectedly, but economists warn of weakness ahead](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14852-china-s-exports-rise-unexpectedly-but-economists-warn-of-weakness-ahead.md) | +0.1% | -4.5% |
| SOY | 2020-03-18 | [Soybeans: US government supports economy with USD 1 trillion  - Mundus Agri](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54189-soybeans-us-government-supports-economy-with-usd-1-trillion-mundus-agri.md) | +7.6% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2025-02-03 | [Brazil's real sets longest streak of gains in 20 years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26255-brazil-s-real-sets-longest-streak-of-gains-in-20-years.md) | +0.7% | -4.2% |
| CORN | 2024-09-12 | [Brazilian market has firm prices and new area cut in the summer corn crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13549-brazilian-market-has-firm-prices-and-new-area-cut-in-the-summer-corn-crop.md) | +4.9% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2025-09-29 | [Strong domestic demand in Brazil will require more of the second corn crop in 2026](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13473-strong-domestic-demand-in-brazil-will-require-more-of-the-second-corn-crop-in.md) | -1.8% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2020-11-05 | [What’s fueling China’s thirst for U.S. corn and soybeans?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50020-what-s-fueling-china-s-thirst-for-u-s-corn-and-soybeans.md) | +0.3% | +8.7% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/markets/your-world-in-agriculture/with-a-big-crop-expected-brazils-soybean-harvest-is-slow

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