# Brazil Soybean Planting Hits 54% as Matopiba Stays Dry

> Conab reported that Brazil had planted 54.3% of its 2026/27 soybean area by 1 November. Planting is ahead in the Center-West, while dry conditions and irregular rain slow it in parts of Matopiba and the South.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T18:12:19.825Z
- Category: report · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/80146-brazil-soybean-planting-hits-54-as-matopiba-stays-dry
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Planting past the halfway mark with a strong Center-West lowers the risk of a short Brazilian crop, which is mildly bearish for soybeans and meal. Irregular rain in Matopiba is the main thing to watch.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-11-04 | [Brazil's soybean plantation exceeds 5-year average - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55901-brazil-s-soybean-plantation-exceeds-5-year-average-datamarnews.md) | -0.5% | -5.8% |
| SOY | 2020-02-12 | [Brazil's Soybean Harvest 16% Complete](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54461-brazil-s-soybean-harvest-16-complete.md) | +1.4% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2019-11-21 | [Brazil Heads for Record Soybean Crop Amid Plans for Further Expansion](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55902-brazil-heads-for-record-soybean-crop-amid-plans-for-further-expansion.md) | -2.5% | +2.2% |
| SOY | 2026-04-11 | [Soybeans up and corn down in planting report - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19799-soybeans-up-and-corn-down-in-planting-report-high-plains-journal.md) | -0.7% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2023-07-21 | [Brazil's 2023 soybean crushing set for record highs driven by oil, meal demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35113-brazil-s-2023-soybean-crushing-set-for-record-highs-driven-by-oil-meal-demand.md) | +2.5% | -10.6% |
| SBM | 2019-11-04 | [Brazil's soybean plantation exceeds 5-year average - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55901-brazil-s-soybean-plantation-exceeds-5-year-average-datamarnews.md) | +0.3% | -4.1% |
| SBM | 2019-11-21 | [Brazil Heads for Record Soybean Crop Amid Plans for Further Expansion](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55902-brazil-heads-for-record-soybean-crop-amid-plans-for-further-expansion.md) | -2.0% | -0.5% |
| SBM | 2023-07-21 | [Brazil's 2023 soybean crushing set for record highs driven by oil, meal demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35113-brazil-s-2023-soybean-crushing-set-for-record-highs-driven-by-oil-meal-demand.md) | +4.5% | -7.2% |

## Sources

- agrilinkage.com: https://www.agrilinkage.com/post/brazil-soybean-planting-matopiba-dryness-2026

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