# Climate change may affect second corn crops in Brazil

> A study led by researchers at UNICAMP's Center for Environmental Studies, supported by FAPESP and the Belmont Forum, finds that climate change could expose Brazil's safrinha (second-crop) corn to extreme drought. The crop is planted after the summer soybean and corn harvest and grown between January and April in the Center-West, Southeast and South. The findings point to rising risk for agribusiness productivity and export leadership.

- Date: 2020-07-15 · published 2020-07-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51946-climate-change-may-affect-second-corn-crops-in-brazil
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A higher drought risk for Brazil's second-crop corn could tighten export supplies later in the year and support corn prices. The effect is long-term research rather than an immediate production shock, so the current price impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-06-26 | [Climate change could affect the second corn harvest in Brazil - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52440-climate-change-could-affect-the-second-corn-harvest-in-brazil-revista-cultivar.md) | +4.6% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2026-04-06 | [Climate concerns second corn crop and soybean harvest advances to 82% in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13439-climate-concerns-second-corn-crop-and-soybean-harvest-advances-to-82-in-brazil.md) | -1.8% | +2.8% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2023-01-27 | [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

- agencia.fapesp.br: https://agencia.fapesp.br/climate-change-may-affect-second-corn-crops-in-brazil/33622

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