# Drought impacting most Brazilian corn farms

> Brazilian corn states are recording the lowest soil moisture in 30 years, with losses of 30% to 50% reported on some farms. National corn output estimates are expected to fall from 90 to about 75 million tons.

- Date: 2021-05-13 · published 2021-05-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46927-drought-impacting-most-brazilian-corn-farms
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

A roughly 16% production cut would reduce Brazil's export availability, supporting corn prices and pulling demand toward U.S. supplies.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-12-18 | [Brazilian farmers slow fertilizer buys as drought dampens corn-planting plans \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13602-brazilian-farmers-slow-fertilizer-buys-as-drought-dampens-corn-planting-plans.md) | -1.5% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2022-05-31 | [Drought devastates Brazilian crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13720-drought-devastates-brazilian-crop.md) | -0.8% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2024-08-23 | [Drought reduces corn yields in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13551-drought-reduces-corn-yields-in-brazil.md) | +0.2% | +6.1% |
| CORN | 2024-05-10 | [Hot and Dry Weather Impacting Safrinha Corn in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13570-hot-and-dry-weather-impacting-safrinha-corn-in-brazil.md) | +2.4% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2023-01-27 | [Watching Northwest/North Brazil Second Corn Crop for Drought Risk - Climate Impact Company](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13674-watching-northwest-north-brazil-second-corn-crop-for-drought-risk-climate.md) | -1.1% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/commentary/drought-impacting-most-brazilian-corn-farms

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