# Strong domestic demand in Brazil will require more of the second corn crop in 2026

> SAFRAS & Mercado says Brazilian domestic corn demand will exceed 100 million tonnes in 2026, driven by the meat sector as chicken exports resume and by expanding corn ethanol demand. Planting of the summer crop is progressing rapidly in southern Brazil, with the South's area possibly growing up to 7%.

- Date: 2025-09-29 · published 2025-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13473-strong-domestic-demand-in-brazil-will-require-more-of-the-second-corn-crop-in
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Rising domestic corn demand in Brazil tightens the balance for the 2026 second crop, making good fall weather critical and supporting corn prices and feed grain costs.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-02-03 | [Brazil's real sets longest streak of gains in 20 years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26255-brazil-s-real-sets-longest-streak-of-gains-in-20-years.md) | +0.6% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2024-09-12 | [Brazilian market has firm prices and new area cut in the summer corn crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13549-brazilian-market-has-firm-prices-and-new-area-cut-in-the-summer-corn-crop.md) | +4.9% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2024-07-12 | [Global demand exceeds crop supply, says economist \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29600-global-demand-exceeds-crop-supply-says-economist-the-western-producer.md) | -2.4% | -2.7% |
| CORN | 2022-11-17 | [The Impact of Low Stocks-to-use Ratio and the Ukraine-Russia Conflict on the Distillers-to-Corn Price Ratio \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38676-the-impact-of-low-stocks-to-use-ratio-and-the-ukraine-russia-conflict-on-the.md) | -1.7% | -4.9% |
| CORN | 2021-02-21 | [Go Behind the Chinese Grain Market Rally of 2020/21 \| StoneX](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48628-go-behind-the-chinese-grain-market-rally-of-2020-21-stonex.md) | +1.6% | -3.4% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/strong-domestic-demand-will-require-more-of-the-second-corn-crop-in-2026/

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