# Brazilian Corn Producers Worried About Dry Weather, Low Prices

> Brazilian farmers are concerned that falling corn prices and dry weather could make the 2022/23 safrinha crop unprofitable. In Candido Mota, southern Sao Paulo, corn is showing moisture stress after more than three weeks without rain, and cash prices have fallen to R$50 per sack. In eastern Mato Grosso, prices are even lower at R$45.50 per sack and still falling.

- Date: 2023-05-23 · published 2023-05-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13648-brazilian-corn-producers-worried-about-dry-weather-low-prices
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Low prices and high production costs could reduce planting or input use in future crops, while dry weather threatens current yields. The net effect on near-term supply and prices is mixed.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-12-29 | [Good rainfall in Brazil and dry weather in Argentina will be the main factors influencing prices in the coming weeks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13823-good-rainfall-in-brazil-and-dry-weather-in-argentina-will-be-the-main-factors.md) | -1.0% | -2.7% |
| CORN | 2025-10-03 | [Central Brazil Soybeans at Risk With Continued Dry Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13464-central-brazil-soybeans-at-risk-with-continued-dry-weather.md) | +0.3% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2025-06-17 | [Brazil Safrinha corn harvest slowed by wet weather - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13490-brazil-safrinha-corn-harvest-slowed-by-wet-weather-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.5% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2025-11-06 | [Brazilian production uncertainties mount - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13461-brazilian-production-uncertainties-mount-pro-farmer.md) | +0.9% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2021-08-27 | [Potential Brazil corn and soybean production in 2021/22](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45432-potential-brazil-corn-and-soybean-production-in-2021-22.md) | -4.6% | -10.8% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/brazilian-corn-producers-worried-about-dry-weather-low-prices/

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