Apr 23, 2026
Brazil Soybean Estimate Unchanged at 179.0 Million Tons
Author: Michael Cordonnier/Soybean & Corn Advisor, Inc.
Rainfall last week favored western and northern Brazil including western Parana and western Mato Grosso do Sul. Rainfall this week should also favor western and northern Brazil with continued dryer weather in central and eastern Brazil. Above normal temperatures are expected in most areas, allowing stress to build on safrinha corn.
Brazil soybeans were 92% harvested as of late last week compared to 94% last year according to AgRural. Completing the harvest in the last major state of Rio Grande do Sul has been slow due to wet weather. Soybeans in Rio Grande do Sul were 50% harvested as of late last week according to Emater. Soybean yields are highly variable due to irregular rainfall during the critical pod filling period. Emater is estimating the statewide yield at 2,871 kg/ha (42.7 bu/ac).
Conab increased the 2025/26 Brazilian soybean estimate last week by 1.4 million tons to 179.2 million. They increased the soybean acreage by 40,000 hectares and they increased the nationwide soybean yield by 0.3 bushels to 55.0 bu/ac.