# Soy farmers reduced sales and are holding $7 billion of grain in silo bags

> Argentine farmers halved their weekly soybean sales pace in October compared with September. At the start of November they still held 19 million tonnes unsold, about 39% of the 2025-26 crop, valued at roughly $7 billion.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-14T00:12:15.790Z
- Category: trade · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98607-soy-farmers-reduced-sales-and-are-holding-7-billion-of-grain-in-silo-bags
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Slower farmer selling keeps soybean and meal supply tighter in the near term, which supports prices. Holding stocks in silo bags ties to currency pressure and election uncertainty.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-10-12 | [Argentine farmers' soy sales to dwindle, as elections and La Nina overshadow 2023 - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14001-argentine-farmers-soy-sales-to-dwindle-as-elections-and-la-nina-overshadow-2023.md) | -0.3% | +4.9% |
| SOY | 2018-07-31 | [Grain rallies ahead of trade talks - Farm and Dairy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64053-grain-rallies-ahead-of-trade-talks-farm-and-dairy.md) | +0.3% | -4.6% |
| SOY | 2024-02-12 | [The food front: US farmers see sales to China picking up and hope for more – Chin@Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14777-the-food-front-us-farmers-see-sales-to-china-picking-up-and-hope-for-more-chin.md) | -1.0% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2021-09-01 | [Brazil soy farmers hoard crops, betting prices will rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45117-brazil-soy-farmers-hoard-crops-betting-prices-will-rise.md) | -2.2% | -1.2% |
| SOY | 2026-09-01 | [After the Bell \| Grain and energy rally - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10977-after-the-bell-grain-and-energy-rally-pro-farmer.md) | +2.1% | +1.8% |
| SBM | 2022-10-12 | [Argentine farmers' soy sales to dwindle, as elections and La Nina overshadow 2023 - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14001-argentine-farmers-soy-sales-to-dwindle-as-elections-and-la-nina-overshadow-2023.md) | -1.2% | +1.9% |
| SBM | 2026-09-01 | [After the Bell \| Grain and energy rally - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10977-after-the-bell-grain-and-energy-rally-pro-farmer.md) | +2.9% | +7.2% |
| SBM | 2023-01-12 | [Brazil making 'atypical' soy sales to Argentina, Anec says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37809-brazil-making-atypical-soy-sales-to-argentina-anec-says-reuters.md) | -4.3% | -4.2% |

## Sources

- eldestapeweb.com: https://www.eldestapeweb.com/economia/sojeros-redujeron-ventas-aguantan-7000-millones-dolares-silobolsas-2026111320155

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