# Brazil's Second Corn Crop Estimate Cut Again as Yields Hit 5-year Low - AgWeb

> AgRural cut its forecast for Brazil's center-south second corn crop by 5 million tonnes from May, to 60 million tonnes, and 17 million below its initial projection. It expects yields of 77.5 bags per hectare, the lowest since 2016, because of a severe drought.

- Date: 2021-06-24 · published 2021-06-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46410-brazil-s-second-corn-crop-estimate-cut-again-as-yields-hit-5-year-low-agweb
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp cut to Brazil's second corn crop tightens export supplies for the year and supports corn prices, and it raises feed costs for buyers who depend on Brazilian corn.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-07-15 | [Climate change may affect second corn crops in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51946-climate-change-may-affect-second-corn-crops-in-brazil.md) | -2.3% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2026-04-06 | [Climate concerns second corn crop and soybean harvest advances to 82% in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13439-climate-concerns-second-corn-crop-and-soybean-harvest-advances-to-82-in-brazil.md) | -1.8% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2026-07-31 | [Weather may delay Brazil’s second corn crop harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13426-weather-may-delay-brazil-s-second-corn-crop-harvest.md) | -1.6% | +9.4% |
| CORN | 2018-06-26 | [Brazil's second corn crop lower, but export forecast remains at 28m tons — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64369-brazil-s-second-corn-crop-lower-but-export-forecast-remains-at-28m-tons.md) | -2.3% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2024-07-03 | [Brazil’s Second Corn Crop Slightly Smaller Amid Drought](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13560-brazil-s-second-corn-crop-slightly-smaller-amid-drought.md) | +0.7% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/corn/brazils-second-corn-crop-estimate-cut-again-yields-hit-5-year-low

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