The protein content in Brazilian soybeans fell for the first time in four harves...
SAO PAULO - The protein content in Brazilian soybeans fell for the first time in four harvests in 2018, according to preliminary government data, a development that has already cost Brazilian companies business with top buyer China.
The protein content in Brazil’s 2018 soy crop harvested around January of that year slipped to an average of 36.83% from 37.14% in the previous crop according to preliminary findings, Marcelo de Oliveira, researcher at government research agency Embrapa, told Reuters. The data will be adjusted by September, when the final Embrapa soy quality report is due, he said.
Beijing’s overall soy import needs are decreasing as an outbreak of African Swine Fever kills millions of pigs, however, meaning it can be more selective about its purchases. The U.S. soy industry has also seen protein levels fall in recent years as farmers chased higher yields. That trend helped Brazil, where warmer weather was thought to offset the impact of higher crop yields on protein levels, become a larger supplier of soybeans to China than the United States over the past decade, even before the trade war.If Embrapa’s figures are confirmed, Brazilian soybeans still had higher protein content than the average 34.2% in U.S. soybeans in 2018, according to the U.
“I don’t believe we will stop delivering soy to China. But if they insist on protein levels around 35-36%, it will be a problem for us,” Reis said.
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