# Rains help and Goiás has already planted around 20% of the soybean area - Revista Cultivar

> Rains have helped Goias, Brazil, where about 20% of the 2018/19 soybean area was planted by mid-October, well ahead of 2017 when planting was under 5%. Planting is concentrated in the Center-South and forecasts call for further rain.

- Date: 2018-10-18 · published 2018-10-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62375-rains-help-and-goias-has-already-planted-around-20-of-the-soybean-area-revista
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Timely planting in a major Brazilian soybean state supports expectations of a larger crop, which is mildly bearish for soybeans and soybean meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-09-27 | [Low humidity reduces the pace of soybean sowing in Brazil - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44916-low-humidity-reduces-the-pace-of-soybean-sowing-in-brazil-revista-cultivar.md) | -3.0% | -5.0% |
| SOY | 2017-03-14 | [Rain distribution favored soybean harvest in Mato Grosso - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71828-rain-distribution-favored-soybean-harvest-in-mato-grosso-revista-cultivar.md) | +0.3% | -5.5% |
| SOY | 2020-12-11 | [Farsul projects 2020/2021 harvest with new drop in corn and recovery in soybeans - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49479-farsul-projects-2020-2021-harvest-with-new-drop-in-corn-and-recovery-in.md) | +4.2% | +19.2% |
| SOY | 2018-07-12 | [Climate bulletin predicts greater disease pressure in the second half of the year - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63883-climate-bulletin-predicts-greater-disease-pressure-in-the-second-half-of-the.md) | +1.5% | +7.7% |
| SOY | 2024-11-28 | [New soybean crop planting crop advances and already exceeds 80% in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13535-new-soybean-crop-planting-crop-advances-and-already-exceeds-80-in-brazil.md) | +0.5% | -0.9% |
| SBM | 2024-11-28 | [New soybean crop planting crop advances and already exceeds 80% in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13535-new-soybean-crop-planting-crop-advances-and-already-exceeds-80-in-brazil.md) | -1.3% | +2.2% |
| SBM | 2022-06-23 | [Corn, Soybeans and Wheat Prices Plummet Thursday, Weather is Only Part of the Reason Why - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12698-corn-soybeans-and-wheat-prices-plummet-thursday-weather-is-only-part-of-the.md) | +6.1% | +0.4% |
| SBM | 2019-04-11 | [Bumper harvest of soybeans and corn expected in Argentina, says Rosario grains exchange — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59433-bumper-harvest-of-soybeans-and-corn-expected-in-argentina-says-rosario-grains.md) | -2.0% | -8.0% |

## Sources

- revistacultivar.com: https://revistacultivar.com/news/rains-cooperate-and-Goias-has-already-planted-around-20-soybean-areas

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