# Brazil soybean update and U.S. weather outlook - Morning Ag Clips

> Morning Ag Clips reports Brazil's soybean planting was about 96% complete, with a record-fast start and early harvest possible before Christmas. Projected production is around 120 million tons, a record, though recent dryness in central and southern Brazil is raising concerns for later-planted fields.

- Date: 2018-12-13 · published 2018-12-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61420-brazil-soybean-update-and-u-s-weather-outlook-morning-ag-clips
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A record Brazilian crop projection keeps export supply ample and pressures soybean and meal prices, while dry spells add some upside risk.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-09-27 | [Brazil crop update - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62863-brazil-crop-update-morning-ag-clips.md) | +1.4% | +0.0% |
| SOY | 2018-03-08 | [An update on Brazil and Argentina crops - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65842-an-update-on-brazil-and-argentina-crops-morning-ag-clips.md) | -2.5% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2026-03-12 | [Brazil Crop, Midwest Weather Outlook for Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13012-brazil-crop-midwest-weather-outlook-for-soybeans.md) | -3.2% | -2.9% |
| SOY | 2017-02-16 | [Soybean harvest varies across Brazil - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72330-soybean-harvest-varies-across-brazil-morning-ag-clips.md) | -4.7% | -5.6% |
| SOY | 2026-02-13 | [Weather favors Brazil’s soybean crop \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13448-weather-favors-brazil-s-soybean-crop-world-grain.md) | +0.0% | +6.5% |
| SBM | 2018-09-27 | [Brazil crop update - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62863-brazil-crop-update-morning-ag-clips.md) | -0.1% | -0.5% |
| SBM | 2026-03-12 | [Brazil Crop, Midwest Weather Outlook for Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13012-brazil-crop-midwest-weather-outlook-for-soybeans.md) | +0.6% | -0.7% |
| SBM | 2017-02-16 | [Soybean harvest varies across Brazil - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72330-soybean-harvest-varies-across-brazil-morning-ag-clips.md) | -4.6% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- morningagclips.com: https://www.morningagclips.com/brazil-soybean-update-and-u-s-weather-outlook/

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