# Brazil harvests 241 million tonnes of grains - Food & Agribusiness

> Conab's 11th survey puts Brazil's 2018/19 grain crop at a record 241.3 million tonnes, up 6% or 13.7 million tonnes. Second-crop corn reached a record 73.1 million tonnes, up 35.6%, while first-crop corn is seen down 2.1%. Soybean production fell 3.6% to 115 million tonnes, and Brazil remains the top soybean exporter.

- Date: 2019-08-12 · published 2019-08-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57422-brazil-harvests-241-million-tonnes-of-grains-food-and-agribusiness
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A record Brazilian corn crop, mostly safrinha, increases export availability and pressures world corn prices. Brazil's dominance in soybean exports keeps competition for US soy sales high.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-09-30 | [Argentina to harvest 143.2 million tonnes of grains and oilseeds - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13901-argentina-to-harvest-143-2-million-tonnes-of-grains-and-oilseeds-fastmarkets.md) | +1.0% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2025-01-06 | [Larger grain harvest predicted for EU - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26442-larger-grain-harvest-predicted-for-eu-food-and-agribusiness.md) | +4.1% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2025-01-14 | [IBGE forecasts harvest of 322.6 million tonnes for 2025, a growth of 10.2% over 2024 \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13521-ibge-forecasts-harvest-of-322-6-million-tonnes-for-2025-a-growth-of-10-2-over.md) | +1.0% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2019-06-11 | [Grain harvest in Brazil expected to surpass 238 mi tons \| Agência Brasil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58428-grain-harvest-in-brazil-expected-to-surpass-238-mi-tons-agencia-brasil.md) | +6.2% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2024-11-14 | [IBGE forecasts harvest of 311.0 million tonnes for 2025, rise of 5.8% over 2024 \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13534-ibge-forecasts-harvest-of-311-0-million-tonnes-for-2025-rise-of-5-8-over-2024.md) | +0.2% | +0.4% |
| SOY | 2024-09-30 | [Argentina to harvest 143.2 million tonnes of grains and oilseeds - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13901-argentina-to-harvest-143-2-million-tonnes-of-grains-and-oilseeds-fastmarkets.md) | -2.6% | -7.3% |
| SOY | 2025-01-14 | [IBGE forecasts harvest of 322.6 million tonnes for 2025, a growth of 10.2% over 2024 \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13521-ibge-forecasts-harvest-of-322-6-million-tonnes-for-2025-a-growth-of-10-2-over.md) | +2.5% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2019-06-11 | [Grain harvest in Brazil expected to surpass 238 mi tons \| Agência Brasil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58428-grain-harvest-in-brazil-expected-to-surpass-238-mi-tons-agencia-brasil.md) | +6.3% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- foodagribusiness.world: https://www.foodagribusiness.world/feed/brazil-harvests-241-million-tonnes-of-grains

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