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# Forward crop sale agreement: fixed price, default and revision

Review Brazilian crop forward sales: price formulas, delivery terms, quality standards and crop-loss evidence. Prepare a checklist before signing the contract.

**Written by:** [VMAHUB Technical Team](https://vmahub.com/en/quem-somos)

**Accounting and legal review:** [Vivian Sampaio](https://vmahub.com/en/quem-somos)

**Published:** August 5, 2026

**Last reviewed:** August 13, 2026

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**Direct answer:** A forward sale commits the producer to deliver a defined product, quantity, grade, date and location for a fixed price or formula. A later market increase or ordinary difficulty does not automatically undo the deal. Judicial revision is exceptional and fact-specific.

This article belongs to the [Agribusiness category](https://vmahub.com/en/blog/categoria/agronegocio) and the [Rural Contracts and Credit track](https://vmahub.com/en/blog/categoria/agronegocio/contratos-e-credito-rural).

## Practical framework

Clause
Critical question

Crop
season, grade and tolerance

Price
fixed or indexed; source and date

Delivery
window, place, freight and weight

Loss
notice, expert report, insurance and mitigation

Distinguish forward sale, CPR, barter and price-to-be-fixed transactions. Define pricing, quality control, partial delivery, force-majeure evidence, penalties and security. Communicate likely crop failure before maturity and preserve agronomic reports, weather data, input invoices, historic yield and insurance/Proagro notices.

## Risk and professional review

Do not sign, renew or acknowledge debt with blanks. Accounting must reconcile the agreement, documents, inventory, cash and tax; legal counsel should review authority, security, maturity, default and dispute resolution.

## Frequently asked questions

### Does a price surge permit cancellation?

Not by itself; price movement is generally a contractual risk.

### Does crop failure release delivery?

Not automatically; extent, cause, evidence and clauses matter.

### Can price be fixed later?

Yes, if window, source and formula are clear.

### Does inferior grade count?

Only under the agreed standards and tolerances.

### When should renegotiation begin?

As soon as a documented loss is likely, before maturity.

## Official sources

- \[Civil Code\](https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil\_03/leis/2002/l10406compilada.htm)
- \[CPR Law\](https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil\_03/leis/l8929.htm)

**Related:** [barter agronegocio](https://vmahub.com/en/blog/barter-agronegocio), [renegociacao divida rural quebra safra](https://vmahub.com/en/blog/renegociacao-divida-rural-quebra-safra).

[Learn about VMAHUB contract advisory](https://vmahub.com/en/juridico/elaboracao-de-contratos).

## Sources and references

- Civil Code
- CPR Law

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