# After slow start, Mato Grosso soybean planting outpaces prior seasons and favors corn

> Mato Grosso soybean planting accelerated to 75.81% of the 2026/27 area by October 23, up almost 24 percentage points in a week. Planting in the Midnorth and West regions is well advanced, supporting a timely second-crop corn window.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-02T21:16:49.501Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76068-after-slow-start-mato-grosso-soybean-planting-outpaces-prior-seasons-and-favors
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A fast Mato Grosso planting pace reduces weather risk for Brazil's largest soy state and supports a normal corn second crop, a mildly bearish supply signal.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-10-22 | [Favorable weather accelerates South American soybean and corn planting - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13470-favorable-weather-accelerates-south-american-soybean-and-corn-planting.md) | +4.6% | +11.9% |
| SOY | 2018-11-21 | [Brazilian farmers in Mato Grosso satisfied with the soybean planting progress — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61883-brazilian-farmers-in-mato-grosso-satisfied-with-the-soybean-planting-progress.md) | +1.1% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2021-10-21 | [Double-Dip La Nina Motivates Second-Fastest Start on Record to Brazil Soybean Planting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44379-double-dip-la-nina-motivates-second-fastest-start-on-record-to-brazil-soybean.md) | -0.5% | +2.5% |
| SOY | 2017-02-28 | [Soybean harvest in full swing in Mato Grosso](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72333-soybean-harvest-in-full-swing-in-mato-grosso.md) | +1.6% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2026-06-04 | [Corn and soybeans extend losses as favorable crop weather improves outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10647-corn-and-soybeans-extend-losses-as-favorable-crop-weather-improves-outlook.md) | -2.7% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2025-10-22 | [Favorable weather accelerates South American soybean and corn planting - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13470-favorable-weather-accelerates-south-american-soybean-and-corn-planting.md) | +2.0% | +4.9% |
| CORN | 2018-11-21 | [Brazilian farmers in Mato Grosso satisfied with the soybean planting progress — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61883-brazilian-farmers-in-mato-grosso-satisfied-with-the-soybean-planting-progress.md) | -0.3% | +8.4% |
| CORN | 2021-10-21 | [Double-Dip La Nina Motivates Second-Fastest Start on Record to Brazil Soybean Planting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44379-double-dip-la-nina-motivates-second-fastest-start-on-record-to-brazil-soybean.md) | +2.1% | +9.4% |

## Sources

- midiajur.com.br: https://www.midiajur.com.br/agronegocios/apos-inicio-lento-plantio-de-soja-em-mt-bate-ritmo-de-safras-anteriores-e-favorece-milho/88676

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