# Poor weather cuts Brazilian corn expectations

> Dry weather and uneven rainfall in Brazil's main producing regions, especially Rio Grande do Sul, delayed planting and cut corn yields, with production shortfalls of up to 45% reported in some areas. The government also moved to grant an import tax exemption as domestic corn supply fell short of livestock demand.

- Date: 2021-01-15 · published 2021-01-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48976-poor-weather-cuts-brazilian-corn-expectations
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

A large Brazilian production shortfall combined with import tax relief will pull in foreign corn and support global corn prices, and it tightens feed supplies for Brazil's livestock sector.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-05-04 | [Corn ETF Surged on Brazilian Weather Concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64863-corn-etf-surged-on-brazilian-weather-concerns.md) | +0.8% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2022-03-24 | [Mixed Weather Conditions for Second-Crop Corn in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13733-mixed-weather-conditions-for-second-crop-corn-in-brazil.md) | +1.8% | +8.1% |
| 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 | 2023-05-30 | [Dry Weather Worries Corn Farmers in Southern Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13646-dry-weather-worries-corn-farmers-in-southern-brazil.md) | -3.8% | +0.4% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/commentary/poor-weather-cuts-brazilian-corn-expectations

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