USDA attache sees Brazil 2026-27 soybean crop at 184.0 million T
Farmers in Brazil are expected to harvest 184 million metric tons of soybeans in the 2026-27 marketing year, the US Department of Agriculture’s attache in Brasilia said in a report released on Thursday. The unofficial forecast in the attache’s report, issued by the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service, is below USDA’s official projection for a 2026-27 Brazilian soybean crop of 186 million tons.…
The US Department of Agriculture’s attache in Brasilia has predicted that Brazil will harvest 184 million metric tons of soybeans during the 2026-27 marketing year. This unofficial forecast from the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service is slightly lower than the agency’s own projection of 186 million tons for the same period, although it marks a near 2% increase from the 180.5 million-ton crop produced in 2025-26.
Favorable early-season rainfall has helped planting progress in major producing regions, though persistent rain in Rio Grande do Sul and possible severe weather in several states could impede crop development, according to the attache's report. The main concern for harvest operations, the report notes, is weather-related rather than planting.
Despite these potential challenges, Brazilian soybean exporters remain optimistic, projecting a 117.5 million-ton export total for 2026-27, which is a 2.1% rise from 2025-26 but below the USDA’s official forecast of 118 million tons.
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