# Brazil corn facing uphill battle | 2021-05-26  | World Grain

> Brazil's safrinha corn is developing in very limited moisture, with nearly 60% planted after the optimal date. Yields may fall more than expected as rainfall in early May is unlikely to be substantial.

- Date: 2021-05-26 · published 2021-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46925-brazil-corn-facing-uphill-battle-2021-05-26-world-grain
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Expected yield losses tighten Brazil's export supply and support global corn prices, adding to concerns about world grain stocks.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-05-22 | [Southern Brazil drying a concern \| World-grain.com \| May 22, 2018 16:19 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64861-southern-brazil-drying-a-concern-world-grain-com-may-22-2018-16-19-world-grain.md) | +0.7% | -7.9% |
| CORN | 2024-04-08 | [Corn Growing Conditions Worsen in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13575-corn-growing-conditions-worsen-in-brazil.md) | -1.2% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2018-12-26 | [Is dryness in Brazil’s crop country an omen? \| 2018-12-26  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61419-is-dryness-in-brazil-s-crop-country-an-omen-2018-12-26-world-grain.md) | -0.3% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2025-02-26 | [Brazil may soon have rainfall concerns \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13514-brazil-may-soon-have-rainfall-concerns-world-grain.md) | -6.0% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2023-11-27 | [Brazil crop weather in 2023 is challenging years like 2015
 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13615-brazil-crop-weather-in-2023-is-challenging-years-like-2015-world-grain.md) | -0.8% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/15343-brazil-corn-facing-uphill-battle

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.