# Brazil Soybean Farmers to Slow Early Selling Pace, Analyst Says

> AgRural reports Brazilian soybean planting at 98% complete, with some early harvesting underway. Parana, the second-largest producer, has municipalities with over 20 days without rain, and some analysts speculate losses of up to 5 million tons if Mato Grosso do Sul is also hit.

- Date: 2018-12-18 · published 2018-12-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61421-brazil-soybean-farmers-to-slow-early-selling-pace-analyst-says
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Potential yield losses in Parana and Mato Grosso do Sul could reduce export availability, while farmers selling 30-40% of output before harvest may add near-term supply pressure.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-09-26 | [2024/25 Brazil Soybean Planting Off to a Slow Start](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13548-2024-25-brazil-soybean-planting-off-to-a-slow-start.md) | +0.3% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2023-11-21 | [Brazilian Farmers Still have 30% of Their Soybeans to Plant - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13612-brazilian-farmers-still-have-30-of-their-soybeans-to-plant-agweb.md) | -1.5% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2021-09-21 | [Brazilian farmers begin seeding soybeans amid historic drought](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44919-brazilian-farmers-begin-seeding-soybeans-amid-historic-drought.md) | +2.0% | -3.2% |
| SOY | 2023-11-27 | [Brazil soy planting seen at slowest pace in eight years -AgRural – Reuters - AgRural](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13611-brazil-soy-planting-seen-at-slowest-pace-in-eight-years-agrural-reuters-agrural.md) | -0.4% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2016-05-12 | [Soybean prices rally as P.E.I. farmers prepare to plant](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6525-soybean-prices-rally-as-p-e-i-farmers-prepare-to-plant.md) | +0.5% | +9.9% |
| SBM | 2021-09-21 | [Brazilian farmers begin seeding soybeans amid historic drought](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44919-brazilian-farmers-begin-seeding-soybeans-amid-historic-drought.md) | +0.2% | -4.5% |
| SBM | 2017-09-25 | [Extreme dryness slows soybean planting in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68794-extreme-dryness-slows-soybean-planting-in-brazil.md) | -1.1% | +0.7% |
| SBM | 2023-10-23 | [Brazil Soybean Planting Slows as Dry Conditions Spread](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13619-brazil-soybean-planting-slows-as-dry-conditions-spread.md) | +5.2% | +9.2% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/markets/your-world-in-agriculture/brazil-soybean-farmers-to-slow-early-selling-pace-analyst-says

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