# Slumping Commodity Prices Pressure the Brazilian Real in 2Q17

> The Brazilian real fell about 2% in May 2017 amid ongoing political instability tied to corruption allegations against President Temer, which surfaced in March. Falling commodity and oil prices added to the pressure, and net foreign direct investment inflows in April fell 71% year on year.

- Date: 2017-06-26 · published 2017-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70712-slumping-commodity-prices-pressure-the-brazilian-real-in-2q17
- Commodities: [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Weakness in the real alongside lower commodity prices tends to push Brazilian export prices lower in dollar terms, which can weigh on global feed commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- USDBRL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDBRL | 2024-07-02 | [Stress in domestic market continues, pressures Brazilian real](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9453-stress-in-domestic-market-continues-pressures-brazilian-real.md) | -2.8% | +1.2% |
| USDBRL | 2024-10-23 | [Market braces for pressure on Brazilian real as Trump’s chances rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28085-market-braces-for-pressure-on-brazilian-real-as-trump-s-chances-rise.md) | +0.6% | +1.4% |
| USDBRL | 2025-11-18 | [Liquidity squeeze in the U.S. could weigh on Brazilian real](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22155-liquidity-squeeze-in-the-u-s-could-weigh-on-brazilian-real.md) | +1.7% | +2.9% |
| USDBRL | 2026-10-01 | [Brazilian Real Under Pressure Ahead of Election](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4935-brazilian-real-under-pressure-ahead-of-election.md) | -3.5% | +4.1% |
| USDBRL | 2024-09-12 | [Brazilian market has firm prices and new area cut in the summer corn crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13549-brazilian-market-has-firm-prices-and-new-area-cut-in-the-summer-corn-crop.md) | -2.9% | -1.2% |
| SBM | 2026-10-29 | [The sharp fall in the real exchange rate has caused soybean meal prices to collapse in Brazil and China, which is increasing pressure on prices in Ukraine.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1392-the-sharp-fall-in-the-real-exchange-rate-has-caused-soybean-meal-prices-to.md) | -3.3% | — |
| SBM | 2024-11-29 | [What is happening to BRL as the Brazilian Real collapses against the US Dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27617-what-is-happening-to-brl-as-the-brazilian-real-collapses-against-the-us-dollar.md) | -1.3% | +2.2% |
| SBM | 2024-06-27 | [Market confidence wanes, weakening Brazilian real](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29988-market-confidence-wanes-weakening-brazilian-real.md) | +1.8% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- marketrealist.com: https://marketrealist.com/2017/06/slumping-commodity-prices-pressure-the-brazilian-real-in-2q17/

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