# Second crop of corn expected to hit new record of 68.2 million tonnes | News Agency

> Brazil's IBGE estimates the second corn crop of 2019 at 68.2 million tonnes, up 22.6% from 2018 and a new record in the survey series, surpassing 67.6 million tonnes in 2017. The agency also raised its overall 2019 grain harvest estimate to 234.7 million tonnes, 3.6% above 2018.

- Date: 2019-06-11 · published 2019-06-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58427-second-crop-of-corn-expected-to-hit-new-record-of-68-2-million-tonnes-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

A record Brazilian safrinha corn crop adds substantial export and domestic supply, which is bearish for corn and corn-based feed ingredients like DDGS. Larger Brazilian corn availability tends to weigh on international corn prices during the export season.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-10-06 | [In September, IBGE expects record harvest of 261.9 million tonnes for 2022 \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13692-in-september-ibge-expects-record-harvest-of-261-9-million-tonnes-for-2022-news.md) | +0.8% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2025-08-14 | [July estimate indicates a record crop of 340.5 million tonnes in 2025, an increase of 16.3%  \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13481-july-estimate-indicates-a-record-crop-of-340-5-million-tonnes-in-2025-an.md) | +1.1% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2025-07-10 | [June estimate points to record harvest of 333.3 million tonnes in 2025, rise of 13.9% \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13487-june-estimate-points-to-record-harvest-of-333-3-million-tonnes-in-2025-rise-of.md) | -1.0% | -3.0% |
| CORN | 2023-05-24 | [Brazil expects record second corn crop - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13647-brazil-expects-record-second-corn-crop-datamarnews.md) | -3.4% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2017-08-10 | [Brazil to forecast new record crop  \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69284-brazil-to-forecast-new-record-crop-news-agency.md) | -4.5% | -6.5% |

## Sources

- agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br: https://agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br/en/agencia-news/2184-news-agency/news/24797-second-crop-of-corn-expected-to-hit-new-record-of-68-2-million-tonnes

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