# No El Niño damage to planting; SLC more optimistic

> SLC Agrícola said soybean planting was completed inside the ideal window, allowing more second-crop area. The company raised its 2026/27 total planted area estimate to 860,000 hectares from 854,000 hectares. Soybean planting was 87.6% complete across its farms.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T03:11:28.193Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94839-no-el-nino-damage-to-planting-slc-more-optimistic
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Timely planting in Mato Grosso lowers the risk of a supply shortfall from El Niño, which is bearish for soybean and corn price risk premiums. Rain in December will be decisive for yields.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2019-11-12 | [More regular rains take Brazil’s soybean planting to 58% – Ohio Ag Net \| Ohio's Country Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55903-more-regular-rains-take-brazil-s-soybean-planting-to-58-ohio-ag-net-ohio-s.md) | +0.6% | -0.4% |
| SOY | 2019-04-01 | [March 2019 El Niño Update: Think spring](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60008-march-2019-el-nino-update-think-spring.md) | +1.7% | -4.2% |
| SOY | 2022-09-22 | [Argentine Farmers Plant More Soybeans to Fight Drought, Fertilizer Costs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14009-argentine-farmers-plant-more-soybeans-to-fight-drought-fertilizer-costs.md) | -3.6% | -6.1% |
| 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 | 2026-07-28 | [Panama Canal Growth Faces El Niño Shipping Risks - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16803-panama-canal-growth-faces-el-nino-shipping-risks-rfd-tv.md) | -3.6% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2024-06-13 | [El Niño is dead. Here’s what to expect in the coming months \| CNN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29662-el-nino-is-dead-here-s-what-to-expect-in-the-coming-months-cnn.md) | -2.1% | -8.8% |
| CORN | 2026-01-22 | [Will El Niño be slow to develop? \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20953-will-el-nino-be-slow-to-develop-world-grain.md) | +1.9% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2021-04-13 | [Corn Belt planting timeliness is key to increased acreage](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47439-corn-belt-planting-timeliness-is-key-to-increased-acreage.md) | +1.5% | +23.9% |

## Sources

- theagribiz.com: https://www.theagribiz.com/empresas/sem-dano-do-el-nino-no-plantio-slc-esta-mais-confiante-na-nova-safra/

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