# Brazil may soon have rainfall concerns | World Grain

> Brazil's weather turned drier in the second half of February, which helped early soybean harvesting and safrinha corn planting. Forecasters suggest the drier pattern could persist into March, reducing rainfall for some crops.

- Date: 2025-02-26 · published 2025-02-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13514-brazil-may-soon-have-rainfall-concerns-world-grain
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Expected drier weather in March raises the risk of yield losses for late-planted safrinha corn, a mildly bullish factor for corn and soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-05-22 | [Southern Brazil drying a concern \| World-grain.com \| May 22, 2018 16:19 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64861-southern-brazil-drying-a-concern-world-grain-com-may-22-2018-16-19-world-grain.md) | +0.7% | -7.9% |
| CORN | 2020-11-30 | [Rainfall Deficit in Brazil Continues to Be a Major Concern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50004-rainfall-deficit-in-brazil-continues-to-be-a-major-concern.md) | -1.5% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2019-01-30 | [Brazil rainfall unusually light in January \| 2019-01-30  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60940-brazil-rainfall-unusually-light-in-january-2019-01-30-world-grain.md) | +0.2% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2024-12-18 | [Heat, dryness expected in Brazil \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26868-heat-dryness-expected-in-brazil-world-grain.md) | +0.4% | +5.2% |
| CORN | 2023-07-25 | [Grain market review: Coarse grains \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35123-grain-market-review-coarse-grains-world-grain.md) | -13.4% | -17.1% |
| SOY | 2018-05-22 | [Southern Brazil drying a concern \| World-grain.com \| May 22, 2018 16:19 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64861-southern-brazil-drying-a-concern-world-grain-com-may-22-2018-16-19-world-grain.md) | +0.5% | -13.3% |
| SOY | 2020-11-30 | [Rainfall Deficit in Brazil Continues to Be a Major Concern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50004-rainfall-deficit-in-brazil-continues-to-be-a-major-concern.md) | -2.4% | +5.3% |
| SOY | 2019-01-30 | [Brazil rainfall unusually light in January \| 2019-01-30  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60940-brazil-rainfall-unusually-light-in-january-2019-01-30-world-grain.md) | +0.1% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/21083-brazil-may-soon-have-rainfall-concerns

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