# Grain harvest in Brazil expected to surpass 238 mi tons | Agência Brasil

> Conab forecasts Brazil's 2018/2019 grain harvest at 238.9 million tons, up 4.9% from the prior season, with planted area rising 1.9% to 62.9 million hectares. Soybean and corn area both increased, and a new grain import terminal at Panjin port in northeast China received its first soybean cargo from Brazil.

- Date: 2019-06-11 · published 2019-06-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58428-grain-harvest-in-brazil-expected-to-surpass-238-mi-tons-agencia-brasil
- 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

A larger Brazilian harvest with expanded soybean and corn area increases export supply, which is bearish for soybeans, soybean meal and corn. The new Chinese import terminal adds port capacity, modestly supporting Brazilian export flows to China.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-04-11 | [Grain harvest expected to surpass 2016 figure by 25.1% in March \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71349-grain-harvest-expected-to-surpass-2016-figure-by-25-1-in-march-news-agency.md) | +0.5% | +2.5% |
| SOY | 2019-08-12 | [Brazil harvests 241 million tonnes of grains - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57422-brazil-harvests-241-million-tonnes-of-grains-food-and-agribusiness.md) | -0.7% | -3.3% |
| SOY | 2025-07-11 | [Brazil raises forecast for record grain harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13484-brazil-raises-forecast-for-record-grain-harvest.md) | +0.9% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2018-01-15 | [Brazil forecasts 110m tons of soybeans and 25m tons of corn in 2017/18 harvest — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66834-brazil-forecasts-110m-tons-of-soybeans-and-25m-tons-of-corn-in-2017-18-harvest.md) | +4.3% | +6.1% |
| SOY | 2023-06-30 | [Grain harvest 22/23 should reach 46,6 million tons in Paraná - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13644-grain-harvest-22-23-should-reach-46-6-million-tons-in-parana-revista-cultivar.md) | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| SBM | 2017-04-11 | [Grain harvest expected to surpass 2016 figure by 25.1% in March \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71349-grain-harvest-expected-to-surpass-2016-figure-by-25-1-in-march-news-agency.md) | +1.0% | +1.6% |
| SBM | 2025-07-11 | [Brazil raises forecast for record grain harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13484-brazil-raises-forecast-for-record-grain-harvest.md) | -0.0% | +2.2% |
| SBM | 2018-01-15 | [Brazil forecasts 110m tons of soybeans and 25m tons of corn in 2017/18 harvest — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66834-brazil-forecasts-110m-tons-of-soybeans-and-25m-tons-of-corn-in-2017-18-harvest.md) | +9.3% | +15.5% |

## Sources

- agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br: https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/internacional/noticia/2019-06/grain-harvest-brazil-expected-surpass-238-mi-tons

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