# Concerns Loom for Safrinha Corn Production in Brazil After Good Start

> Brazil's safrinha corn was planted mostly on schedule, with 93% in Mato Grosso sown before March. Heavy rain in the south has improved soil moisture, and Conab raised its total Brazil corn estimate to 115.6 million tonnes on April 7.

- Date: 2022-04-07 · published 2022-04-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13728-concerns-loom-for-safrinha-corn-production-in-brazil-after-good-start
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A larger Conab estimate increases expected Brazilian export supply, which is bearish for corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-09-01 | [Conab forecasts increased soybean, corn, and cotton production in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13701-conab-forecasts-increased-soybean-corn-and-cotton-production-in-brazil.md) | -1.8% | -2.9% |
| CORN | 2018-10-10 | [Brazil corn production forecast higher \| 2018-10-10  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62372-brazil-corn-production-forecast-higher-2018-10-10-world-grain.md) | +4.0% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2024-08-08 | [Safrinha Corn in Brazil 87.3% Harvested](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13554-safrinha-corn-in-brazil-87-3-harvested.md) | -0.2% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2025-07-03 | [Record harvest of safrinha corn in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13483-record-harvest-of-safrinha-corn-in-brazil.md) | -5.1% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2023-04-14 | [Brazil’s safrinha corn crop could be a monster](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13654-brazil-s-safrinha-corn-crop-could-be-a-monster.md) | -0.6% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/blogs/south-america-calling/blog-post/2022/04/07/concerns-loom-safrinha-corn-brazil

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