# Brazil Heads Toward Early Soybean Harvest

> Successful Farming reports Brazil's soybean planting at 89% complete, ahead of last year and the five-year average, with an estimated 119 million metric ton crop from Conab. Harvest could start in late December, the earliest ever, enabling a larger second corn crop.

- Date: 2018-12-05 · published 2018-12-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61423-brazil-heads-toward-early-soybean-harvest
- 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 fast planting pace and large crop estimate point to ample Brazilian soybean supply, a bearish factor for soybean and meal prices; an earlier harvest also could expand safrinha corn output.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2024-10-25 | [Soybean market turns on Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13540-soybean-market-turns-on-brazil.md) | -1.4% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2022-09-28 | [Brazil readies for historic soybean crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13699-brazil-readies-for-historic-soybean-crop.md) | -1.7% | -1.8% |
| SOY | 2025-02-25 | [Brazil’s soybean harvest, safrinha corn-planting accelerate - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13513-brazil-s-soybean-harvest-safrinha-corn-planting-accelerate-grain-central.md) | -3.0% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2018-01-23 | [Soybean harvest delays in Brazil much ado about nothing - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66833-soybean-harvest-delays-in-brazil-much-ado-about-nothing-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.7% | +4.3% |
| 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% |
| SBM | 2024-10-25 | [Soybean market turns on Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13540-soybean-market-turns-on-brazil.md) | -3.3% | -7.3% |
| SBM | 2022-09-28 | [Brazil readies for historic soybean crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13699-brazil-readies-for-historic-soybean-crop.md) | -4.6% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/crops/soybeans/brazil-heads-toward-early-harvest

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