# 2023/24 Brazil’s Safrinha Corn Could be Problematic

> Brazil's safrinha corn crop could fall short because farmers plan less area than expected. Soybean planting delays and replanting push back corn sowing, while low domestic corn prices, slow seed sales and high cover-seed costs weaken farmer incentives.

- Date: 2023-11-06 · published 2023-11-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13614-2023-24-brazil-s-safrinha-corn-could-be-problematic
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller safrinha crop, which supplies about three-quarters of Brazil's corn, would reduce export supply and support corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-03-18 | [2023/24 Brazil Safrinha Corn 93% Planted](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13582-2023-24-brazil-safrinha-corn-93-planted.md) | +0.4% | -6.3% |
| CORN | 2023-03-30 | [2022/23 Brazil Safrinha Corn 96% Planted](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13659-2022-23-brazil-safrinha-corn-96-planted.md) | -0.5% | -3.0% |
| CORN | 2023-01-25 | [Brazil’s Safrinha Corn 1% Planted](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13671-brazil-s-safrinha-corn-1-planted.md) | -0.2% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2023-02-20 | [Troublesome Start for Brazil’s 2022/23 Safrinha Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13668-troublesome-start-for-brazil-s-2022-23-safrinha-corn.md) | -2.6% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2025-03-19 | [2024/25 Brazil Safrinha Corn 97% Planted; Window Now Closed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13505-2024-25-brazil-safrinha-corn-97-planted-window-now-closed.md) | -2.4% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/2023-24-brazils-safrinha-corn-could-be-problematic/

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