# Grain harvest should grow 1% and reach 228.8 million tonnes in 2019 | News Agency

> IBGE's second estimate puts Brazil's 2019 grain harvest at 228.8 million tonnes, up 1% on 2018. Soybean output is seen at 113.4 million tonnes, down 3.8%, due to drought during flowering and grain filling, while corn is projected at 89.4 million tonnes, up 9.8%.

- Date: 2019-03-12 · published 2019-03-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59927-grain-harvest-should-grow-1-and-reach-228-8-million-tonnes-in-2019-news-agency
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller Brazilian soybean crop is mildly supportive for soybeans and meal, while a larger corn crop adds export supply that pressures corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-07-11 | [Estimates for 2019 harvest increase, hit 236 million tonnes \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57935-estimates-for-2019-harvest-increase-hit-236-million-tonnes-news-agency.md) | -1.2% | -5.0% |
| SOY | 2021-10-07 | [September´s estimate expects harvest of 250.9 million tonnes in 2021 \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44375-september-s-estimate-expects-harvest-of-250-9-million-tonnes-in-2021-news-agency.md) | -3.8% | -0.8% |
| SOY | 2019-08-08 | [Estimates point to record harvest, pushed by corn production, in 2019 \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57421-estimates-point-to-record-harvest-pushed-by-corn-production-in-2019-news-agency.md) | +1.4% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2019-10-10 | [September estimates indicate record grain crop for 2019 \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56405-september-estimates-indicate-record-grain-crop-for-2019-news-agency.md) | +0.5% | -0.9% |
| SOY | 2024-10-15 | [September estimate indicates harvest decrease of 6.4% in 2024 \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13542-september-estimate-indicates-harvest-decrease-of-6-4-in-2024-news-agency.md) | -1.5% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2019-07-11 | [Estimates for 2019 harvest increase, hit 236 million tonnes \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57935-estimates-for-2019-harvest-increase-hit-236-million-tonnes-news-agency.md) | +0.2% | -5.9% |
| CORN | 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) | -2.3% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2025-06-12 | [IBGE: in May, harvest estimate for 2025 is 332.6 million tonnes \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13492-ibge-in-may-harvest-estimate-for-2025-is-332-6-million-tonnes-news-agency.md) | +0.0% | -4.5% |

## Sources

- agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br: https://agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br/en/agencia-news/2184-news-agency/news/23960-grain-harvest-should-grow-1-and-reach-228-8-million-tonnes-in-2019

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