# Brazil govt concerned about rains disrupting second corn crop - Markets - Business Recorder

> Brazil's Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias said heavy rains in Mato Grosso and other states were disrupting planting of the second corn crop, which will make up about 80% of output. She said tight corn supplies were already a concern for meatpackers. She also suggested agricultural commodity prices could rise further.

- Date: 2021-03-12 · published 2021-03-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47961-brazil-govt-concerned-about-rains-disrupting-second-corn-crop-markets-business
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Government concern over weather-delayed planting and tight supplies signals firmer domestic corn and feed demand, supporting prices for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-03-23 | [CBOT corn climbs on delayed planting in Brazil - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5673-cbot-corn-climbs-on-delayed-planting-in-brazil-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.5% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2024-09-23 | [Chicago wheat rises on global crop concern - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5608-chicago-wheat-rises-on-global-crop-concern-markets-business-recorder.md) | +1.3% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2024-05-03 | [Soybeans, corn head for weekly gains as floods hit Brazil - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10963-soybeans-corn-head-for-weekly-gains-as-floods-hit-brazil-markets-business.md) | -0.7% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2021-03-22 | [Brazil's second corn planting at 86pc of estimated area, below historical average - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47960-brazil-s-second-corn-planting-at-86pc-of-estimated-area-below-historical.md) | +10.7% | +12.5% |
| CORN | 2021-02-18 | [Brazil soy harvest moves slowly, corn advances despite early-season drought - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48463-brazil-soy-harvest-moves-slowly-corn-advances-despite-early-season-drought.md) | +0.8% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40072984

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