# 2026 Soybean Harvest: EU Down 20%, Germany Up — Soybean Meal Remains Expensive

> The EU’s 2026 soybean production is forecast at 2.4 million tonnes, about 20% below 2025, with average yields estimated 15% below the five-year average. Heat and severe drought reduced output across much of Europe, while Germany harvested about 133,800 tonnes, up slightly year over year because of expanded acreage.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T13:38:57.643Z
- Category: weather · region European Union · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/84065-2026-soybean-harvest-eu-down-20-germany-up-soybean-meal-remains-expensive
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower European soybean output increases reliance on imported beans and meal, tightening regional feed-ingredient availability and supporting soybean and soybean meal prices. Germany’s modest increase is too small to offset the wider EU decline.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-01-31 | [Argentina's Soybean Harvest Forecast for 2025/26: 48M Tons](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13816-argentina-s-soybean-harvest-forecast-for-2025-26-48m-tons.md) | +4.8% | +8.1% |
| SOY | 2024-03-27 | [Excessive rain and dry periods affect the soybean harvest in the South and Central-West - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13583-excessive-rain-and-dry-periods-affect-the-soybean-harvest-in-the-south-and.md) | -1.4% | -2.8% |
| SOY | 2026-01-29 | [RS 2025/26 Harvest: Dry weather raises concerns about soybeans - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13454-rs-2025-26-harvest-dry-weather-raises-concerns-about-soybeans-cultivar-magazine.md) | +1.6% | +6.8% |
| SOY | 2025-09-12 | [The 2025 soybean crop as we approach harvest - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13059-the-2025-soybean-crop-as-we-approach-harvest-farmdoc.md) | +2.2% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2022-02-28 | [Soybean Prices Rise as South American Drought Reduces Harvest \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14055-soybean-prices-rise-as-south-american-drought-reduces-harvest-feed-and-grain.md) | +5.4% | +7.5% |
| SBM | 2026-01-31 | [Argentina's Soybean Harvest Forecast for 2025/26: 48M Tons](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13816-argentina-s-soybean-harvest-forecast-for-2025-26-48m-tons.md) | +2.7% | +9.0% |
| SBM | 2024-03-27 | [Excessive rain and dry periods affect the soybean harvest in the South and Central-West - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13583-excessive-rain-and-dry-periods-affect-the-soybean-harvest-in-the-south-and.md) | -2.7% | +1.9% |
| SBM | 2026-01-29 | [RS 2025/26 Harvest: Dry weather raises concerns about soybeans - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13454-rs-2025-26-harvest-dry-weather-raises-concerns-about-soybeans-cultivar-magazine.md) | -0.4% | +8.5% |

## Sources

- agrarheute.com: https://www.agrarheute.com/markt/sojaernte-2026-eu-verliert-20-prozent-deutschland-legt-sojaschrot-bleibt-teuer-643778

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