# Dry weather favors corn and cotton harvest in Brazil - Cultivar Magazine

> Conab reports that dry weather in the Midwest and Southeast favored the harvest and quality of second-crop corn and cotton between August 1 and 24. In southern Brazil, excess rain and low sunlight raised risks to wheat, with fungal disease pressure rising in Paraná.

- Date: 2026-08-31 · published 2026-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13423-dry-weather-favors-corn-and-cotton-harvest-in-brazil-cultivar-magazine
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Good harvest conditions for Brazilian second-crop corn support adequate export availability, which is bearish for corn. Wheat disease and moisture risks in the South are a modest bullish factor for wheat.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-11-22 | [Climate favors first harvest in Brazil, reports Conab - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13532-climate-favors-first-harvest-in-brazil-reports-conab-cultivar-magazine.md) | -2.0% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2017-02-23 | [Favorable Brazil Harvest Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72329-favorable-brazil-harvest-weather.md) | +1.1% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2019-04-23 | [Weather Favors Brazil Second-Crop Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59421-weather-favors-brazil-second-crop-corn.md) | -2.3% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2018-03-29 | [2nd harvest is favored in MT and MS - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65845-2nd-harvest-is-favored-in-mt-and-ms-revista-cultivar.md) | +4.8% | +4.9% |
| CORN | 2025-10-06 | [Climate scenario is more favorable for the 2025/26 harvest - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13465-climate-scenario-is-more-favorable-for-the-2025-26-harvest-cultivar-magazine.md) | -0.1% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-05 | [PR 2025/26 Harvest: Drought reduces the potential of second-crop corn - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13435-pr-2025-26-harvest-drought-reduces-the-potential-of-second-crop-corn-cultivar.md) | +1.8% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-27 | [2024-25 harvest begins with climate challenges in different regions of the country - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13546-2024-25-harvest-begins-with-climate-challenges-in-different-regions-of-the.md) | +0.9% | -6.0% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-12 | [Coceral cuts EU grain harvest outlook on dry weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35420-coceral-cuts-eu-grain-harvest-outlook-on-dry-weather.md) | +1.1% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- revistacultivar.com: https://revistacultivar.com/news/Dry-weather-favors-corn-and-cotton-harvest-in-Brazil.

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