# Wet Weather Delays Safrinha Corn Planting in Mato Grosso

> Wet weather is delaying both the soybean harvest and planting of safrinha corn in central Mato Grosso. Farmers in Sorriso had planted only about 50% of their intended safrinha acreage, far behind a normal year. Late planting raises the risk that the crop runs out of moisture before maturing.

- Date: 2021-03-05 · published 2021-03-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47963-wet-weather-delays-safrinha-corn-planting-in-mato-grosso
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Late planting in Brazil's largest corn municipality threatens yields and reduces expected safrinha output, supporting corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-01-23 | [Safrinha Corn Planting in Mato Grosso Off to a Slow Start](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13672-safrinha-corn-planting-in-mato-grosso-off-to-a-slow-start.md) | -0.4% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2023-02-09 | [Brazil’s Safrinha Corn Planting Slowed by Wet Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13670-brazil-s-safrinha-corn-planting-slowed-by-wet-weather.md) | -1.3% | -5.2% |
| 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 | 2023-12-04 | [Delayed Soybean Planting to Impact Safrinha Corn Acreage in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13607-delayed-soybean-planting-to-impact-safrinha-corn-acreage-in-brazil.md) | +1.7% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2025-09-10 | [Low Soil Moisture in Mato Grosso May Delay Start of Soy Planting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13476-low-soil-moisture-in-mato-grosso-may-delay-start-of-soy-planting.md) | +5.8% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/wet-weather-delays-safrinha-corn-planting-in-mato-grosso/

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