# Are Concerns Over Slow Corn, Soy Safrinha Planting Overblown? | CZ app

> The USDA's February WASDE cut Brazil's corn estimate to 126 million tonnes because safrinha planting was slow, and lowered Argentina's soybean forecast by 3 million tonnes to 49 million. Analysts argue the reductions are premature because the planting window remains open and South American output stays historically high.

- Date: 2025-02-27 · published 2025-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13515-are-concerns-over-slow-corn-soy-safrinha-planting-overblown-cz-app
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower South American estimates support soybean and corn prices, but the view that output remains high limits the upside.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-04-11 | [Soybeans up and corn down in planting report - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19799-soybeans-up-and-corn-down-in-planting-report-high-plains-journal.md) | +1.7% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2017-05-10 | [Corn up, soybeans down, back to watching planting weather - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71029-corn-up-soybeans-down-back-to-watching-planting-weather-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.3% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2024-02-16 | [2023/24 Brazil Safrinha Corn 38% Planted vs. 25% Last Year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13593-2023-24-brazil-safrinha-corn-38-planted-vs-25-last-year.md) | +0.5% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2018-05-22 | [Brazilian Safrinha Crop Corn Waiting for More Rain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64862-brazilian-safrinha-crop-corn-waiting-for-more-rain.md) | +0.7% | -7.9% |
| CORN | 2024-05-03 | [Corn sowing in France is very slow](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30179-corn-sowing-in-france-is-very-slow.md) | -0.7% | +3.5% |
| SOY | 2023-03-01 | [Corn, soybean usage cuts overshadow smaller Argentine crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37263-corn-soybean-usage-cuts-overshadow-smaller-argentine-crops.md) | +2.3% | -1.5% |
| SOY | 2021-03-31 | [Futures hit limits as USDA fails to deliver corn, soybean planting hike - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48140-futures-hit-limits-as-usda-fails-to-deliver-corn-soybean-planting-hike.md) | +3.1% | +14.0% |
| SOY | 2023-07-01 | [U.S. grains: Soy soars after USDA slashes plantings estimate - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35069-u-s-grains-soy-soars-after-usda-slashes-plantings-estimate-grainews.md) | -3.2% | -7.2% |

## Sources

- czapp.com: https://www.czapp.com/analyst-insights/are-concerns-over-slow-corn-soy-safrinha-planting-overblown/

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