# Understanding the Brazil corn crop – Ohio Ag Net | Ohio's Country Journal

> An overview of Brazil's two corn crops notes the first crop has shrunk to about 10 million acres, or 26% of production, while the safrinha second crop, planted January and February after soybeans, now accounts for more than 70% of output and most exports. The article explains the seasonal structure of Brazil's corn market.

- Date: 2019-11-19 · published 2019-11-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55904-understanding-the-brazil-corn-crop-ohio-ag-net-ohio-s-country-journal
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Brazil's safrinha dominance means export availability is concentrated in the mid-year harvest, which shapes global corn export timing and pricing. This is background analysis rather than a new supply shock.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: neutral

## Sources

- ocj.com: https://ocj.com/2019/11/understanding-the-brazil-corn-crop/

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