# Conab closes numbers for the second largest grain harvest - Revista Cultivar

> Conab's 12th survey put Brazil's 2017/18 grain harvest at 228.3 million tons, the second largest on record. Soybean output reached a record 119.3 million tons, and cotton production rose to about 5 million tons.

- Date: 2018-09-11 · published 2018-09-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62866-conab-closes-numbers-for-the-second-largest-grain-harvest-revista-cultivar
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

A record soybean crop and a large total grain harvest raise Brazilian export availability, which weighs on soybean, soybean meal and corn prices in export markets.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: neutral
- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 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) | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| SOY | 2024-07-30 | [Datagro Grãos signals 18th consecutive advance in Brazil's soybean area in the 2024-25 harvest - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13562-datagro-graos-signals-18th-consecutive-advance-in-brazil-s-soybean-area-in-the.md) | -1.0% | -9.0% |
| SOY | 2025-07-11 | [Brazil raises forecast for record grain harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13484-brazil-raises-forecast-for-record-grain-harvest.md) | +0.9% | -4.0% |
| SOY | 2017-11-21 | [Iowa harvests its second-largest corn, soybean crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67836-iowa-harvests-its-second-largest-corn-soybean-crops.md) | +0.3% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2025-05-26 | [Datagro raises estimate for soybean and corn production 2024/25 - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13497-datagro-raises-estimate-for-soybean-and-corn-production-2024-25-revista-cultivar.md) | -2.5% | -1.3% |
| SBM | 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) | +1.6% | +11.9% |
| SBM | 2024-07-30 | [Datagro Grãos signals 18th consecutive advance in Brazil's soybean area in the 2024-25 harvest - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13562-datagro-graos-signals-18th-consecutive-advance-in-brazil-s-soybean-area-in-the.md) | +1.2% | -10.1% |
| SBM | 2025-07-11 | [Brazil raises forecast for record grain harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13484-brazil-raises-forecast-for-record-grain-harvest.md) | -0.0% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- revistacultivar.com: https://revistacultivar.com/news/conab-closes-numbers-for-the-second-largest-grain-harvest

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