# Brazil’s First Corn Crop 14% Harvested, Safrinha 14% Planted 02.02.2022 - UkrAgroConsult

> Brazil's first corn crop was 14% harvested as of late January, versus 12% a year earlier. Drought cut Rio Grande do Sul's expected output from 4-5 million tons to about 2.5 million. Safrinha corn was 14% planted, with Mato Grosso ahead of its average pace.

- Date: 2022-02-02 · published 2022-02-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13745-brazil-s-first-corn-crop-14-harvested-safrinha-14-planted-02-02-2022
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Drought losses in the first crop make the safrinha harvest critical to Brazil's 2021/22 corn supply, and farmers have a strong incentive to plant more. Corn export availability depends on that second crop.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-01-26 | [2021/22 Brazil Safrinha Corn is 5% Planted 26.01.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13747-2021-22-brazil-safrinha-corn-is-5-planted-26-01-2022-ukragroconsult.md) | +3.6% | +10.1% |
| CORN | 2021-07-08 | [2020/21 Brazil Safrinha Corn 12% Harvested, Cold Temps Worry - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45905-2020-21-brazil-safrinha-corn-12-harvested-cold-temps-worry-ukragroconsult.md) | +3.4% | -10.1% |
| CORN | 2025-11-07 | [2025/26 Brazil's First Corn Crop 60% Planted](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13463-2025-26-brazil-s-first-corn-crop-60-planted.md) | +2.7% | +3.4% |
| 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 | 2022-09-23 | [Wet Weather Slows First Corn Planting in Parana, Brazil 23.09.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13702-wet-weather-slows-first-corn-planting-in-parana-brazil-23-09-2022-ukragroconsult.md) | -3.1% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/brazils-first-corn-crop-14-harvested-safrinha-14-planted/

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