# Hot and Dry Weather Impacting Safrinha Corn in Brazil

> A blocking high-pressure system is keeping central Brazil hot and dry, likely producing a poor finish for safrinha corn in Parana, southern Mato Grosso do Sul and Sao Paulo. Corn leafhoppers in Parana are adding pressure, while Rio Grande do Sul suffered severe flooding.

- Date: 2024-05-10 · published 2024-05-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13570-hot-and-dry-weather-impacting-safrinha-corn-in-brazil
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Yield losses in south-central Brazil reduce expected export supply of corn, supporting prices for corn and related feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-02-09 | [Brazil’s Safrinha Corn Planting Slowed by Wet Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13670-brazil-s-safrinha-corn-planting-slowed-by-wet-weather.md) | -1.3% | -5.2% |
| CORN | 2023-12-04 | [Delayed Soybean Planting to Impact Safrinha Corn Acreage in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13607-delayed-soybean-planting-to-impact-safrinha-corn-acreage-in-brazil.md) | +1.7% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2024-08-26 | [Hot and Dry Weather Forecast for Central Brazil's Planting Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13550-hot-and-dry-weather-forecast-for-central-brazil-s-planting-season.md) | +2.6% | +6.4% |
| CORN | 2022-04-28 | [Widespread Dryness Impacting 2021/22 Safrinha Corn in Brazil 28.04.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13726-widespread-dryness-impacting-2021-22-safrinha-corn-in-brazil-28-04-2022.md) | -7.5% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2023-05-30 | [Dry Weather Worries Corn Farmers in Southern Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13646-dry-weather-worries-corn-farmers-in-southern-brazil.md) | -3.8% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/hot-and-dry-weather-impacting-safrinha-corn-in-brazil/

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