# Brazil faces inflation risks as surging corn prices eclipse rice plunge

> Brazil's corn prices have risen past 90 reais per sack in some regions, while rice prices have plunged. Corn gains reflect low starting stocks, strong ethanol and meat-sector demand, and uncertainty over Brazil's second corn crop.

- Date: 2025-03-25 · published 2025-03-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25593-brazil-faces-inflation-risks-as-surging-corn-prices-eclipse-rice-plunge
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher Brazilian corn prices raise feed costs domestically and support export parity, while rice weakness shifts feed substitution economics.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-06-30 | [Safrinha Corn Projections Shrink as Prices in Brazil Hit Record High - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46415-safrinha-corn-projections-shrink-as-prices-in-brazil-hit-record-high-farmdoc.md) | -0.4% | -10.6% |
| CORN | 2025-03-25 | [Global corn stocks low and falling - prices to rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25595-global-corn-stocks-low-and-falling-prices-to-rise.md) | -1.5% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2019-08-02 | [U.S. cows and pigs gorge on bakery rolls, pet food as corn prices surge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57611-u-s-cows-and-pigs-gorge-on-bakery-rolls-pet-food-as-corn-prices-surge.md) | -1.3% | -7.0% |
| CORN | 2023-04-05 | [Pace of 2022/23 Safrinha Corn Planting in Brazil Varied by Region](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13651-pace-of-2022-23-safrinha-corn-planting-in-brazil-varied-by-region.md) | -0.1% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2021-11-01 | [Wheat Price Surge Threatens to Speed Up Food Inflation - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7314-wheat-price-surge-threatens-to-speed-up-food-inflation-tt.md) | +1.6% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-faces-inflation-risks-surging-corn-prices-eclipse-rice-plunge-2025-03-25/

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