Brazilian soybean shipments totaled 2.55 million tons in the week ending July 17.

Brazil embarked 2.55 million tons of soybeans in the week ending July 17, data released today (20) by Secretariat of Foreign Trade (Secex) and analyzed by DATAGRO GrainsThe volume was 26.5% lower than the previous week's figure of 3.477 million tons exported, but 73% above the weekly average needed (1.474 million tons) to reach the total projected for the current season. In the accumulated total for the 2026/27 marketing year, which began on February 1st, Brazilian soybean shipments total 75.242 million tons. This volume exceeds the 71.336 million tons recorded in the same period of the 2025/26 crop year and represents 63.8% of the total projection for the current cycle (118.0 million tons). Regarding imports, the country landed 14,100 tons of soybeans during the period. Thus, external purchases in the current season reached 497,400 tons, equivalent to 49.7% of the total estimate for the cycle, of 1.0 million tons.

Soybean meal

Brazilian soybean meal shipments totaled 744,300 tons in the analyzed period. This volume exceeded the 651,700 tons recorded in the previous week and surpassed the 406,700 tons per week needed to reach the total projected for the 2026/27 season. Since the beginning of the marketing year, Brazil has exported 13.206 million tons of the derivative. This amount is higher than that recorded in the same period of the previous crop year, when shipments totaled 11.789 million tons, and corresponds to 52.8% of the total projection for the current cycle (25.0 million tons).

Corn

Brazilian corn exports reached 267,000 tons during the period. This volume was below the 399,400 tons shipped in the previous week and still far from the 1.397 million tons per week needed to reach the total projected for this season. In the accumulated total for the 2026/27 marketing year, which began on February 1st, corn shipments total 4.481 million tons. This result is above that observed in the same period of the previous season, when 3.790 million tons were exported, and corresponds to 10.0% of the total export projection for the cycle (45.0 million tons). Corn imports totaled 26,000 tons in the analyzed period. In the accumulated total for the marketing year, imports reached 432,100 tons, compared to a total estimate of 1.3 million tons at the end of the cycle, equivalent to 33.2% of the total projected. See the complete report at [link to report]. shipments and landings in analysis section of DATAGRO Portal.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.