# Corn Should Compete with Other Crops for Safrinha in Brazil | CZ app

> Delayed 2023/24 soybean planting caused by drought in central Brazil and extreme rain in the South pushed back the safrinha corn window. Corn prices have fallen 33% year on year to their lowest since 2020, squeezing margins in Mato Grosso.

- Date: 2024-05-19 · published 2024-05-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13568-corn-should-compete-with-other-crops-for-safrinha-in-brazil-cz-app
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

A missed planting window and low prices push producers toward sorghum and other crops, which can tighten or loosen second-crop corn supply and weigh on corn and sorghum prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-04-13 | [2022/23 Safrinha Corn in Brazil Benefiting From Good Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13653-2022-23-safrinha-corn-in-brazil-benefiting-from-good-weather.md) | -0.2% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2025-06-29 | [Brazil’s Safrinha Corn Crop Gets Bigger \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13493-brazil-s-safrinha-corn-crop-gets-bigger-red-river-farm-network.md) | -0.2% | -1.7% |
| 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 | 2026-09-17 | [El Niño Could Create Grains Price Advantage for Brazil \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16770-el-nino-could-create-grains-price-advantage-for-brazil-cz-app.md) | +0.1% | -4.4% |
| CORN | 2023-06-14 | [Brazil’s Safrinha Corn Benefited by Late-Season Rains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13641-brazil-s-safrinha-corn-benefited-by-late-season-rains.md) | +1.7% | -9.0% |

## Sources

- czapp.com: https://www.czapp.com/analyst-insights/corn-should-compete-with-other-crops-for-safrinha-in-brazil/

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