# An Explanation for Soybeans' Day-to-Day Swings

> DTN analyst Elaine Kub explains how movements in the Brazilian real affect soybean prices in US dollar terms. She uses the current port price of about $9.06 per bushel and shows how a weaker real would lower it.

- Date: 2019-04-24 · published 2019-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59633-an-explanation-for-soybeans-day-to-day-swings
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker real lets Brazilian exporters offer soybeans cheaper in dollars, adding export competition and pressuring world soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- USDBRL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-01-28 | [Soybean market looking for good news \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55165-soybean-market-looking-for-good-news-an-official-publication-of-michigan-farm.md) | -2.3% | -2.0% |
| SOY | 2017-05-26 | [Soybean market described as fragile](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71036-soybean-market-described-as-fragile.md) | -1.9% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2025-04-07 | [Palm and soybean oil prices fell by 4.4-5.9% amid a 14.5% drop in oil prices in two days](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9630-palm-and-soybean-oil-prices-fell-by-4-4-5-9-amid-a-14-5-drop-in-oil-prices-in.md) | +6.7% | +6.2% |
| SOY | 2022-12-16 | [Global recession worries chip away at corn, soybeans – The Seam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5521-global-recession-worries-chip-away-at-corn-soybeans-the-seam.md) | -0.4% | +4.5% |
| SOY | 2017-05-18 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as Brazilian currency dives - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7583-u-s-grains-soybeans-fall-as-brazilian-currency-dives-agcanada.md) | -2.8% | -4.2% |
| USDBRL | 2021-09-23 | [BoE sees growing case for rate rise as inflation to stay higher for longer \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45307-boe-sees-growing-case-for-rate-rise-as-inflation-to-stay-higher-for-longer.md) | +2.6% | +7.1% |
| USDBRL | 2023-08-07 | [Outlook for the Brazilian Real and the real economy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34792-outlook-for-the-brazilian-real-and-the-real-economy.md) | +0.8% | +1.8% |
| USDBRL | 2022-12-07 | [Brazil Holds Key Rate at 13.75% as Lula’s Spending Plan Adds to Inflation Risk - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38433-brazil-holds-key-rate-at-13-75-as-lula-s-spending-plan-adds-to-inflation-risk.md) | +0.5% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2019/04/24/explanation-soybeans-day-day-swings?referrer=twitter

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