# Record maize crop expected for Brazil in 2018/2019 season

> The USDA GAIN report expects Brazil's 2018/2019 maize crop to reach a record 95 million tonnes, up 18%, driven by a 5% increase in planted area and favorable weather for the safrinha crop. Output for 2019/2020 is projected at 97.5 million tonnes as area expands further. The crop will be harvested from August onward.

- Date: 2019-04-29 · published 2019-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59423-record-maize-crop-expected-for-brazil-in-2018-2019-season
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A record Brazilian safrinha crop adds large export supply just as US and other origins compete, which weighs on world corn and sorghum prices and may draw feed demand away from wheat and barley.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2019-05-12 | [FAO: Record cereal harvests expected for South America in 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59012-fao-record-cereal-harvests-expected-for-south-america-in-2019.md) | +6.9% | +11.9% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2019-10-10 | [September estimates indicate record grain crop for 2019 \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56405-september-estimates-indicate-record-grain-crop-for-2019-news-agency.md) | +0.1% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2020-08-12 | [USDA Expects Record Corn Crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51548-usda-expects-record-corn-crop.md) | +3.8% | +8.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-12 | [FAO: Record cereal harvests expected for South America in 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59012-fao-record-cereal-harvests-expected-for-south-america-in-2019.md) | -0.4% | +4.7% |
| WHEAT | 2023-03-06 | [Record winter crop production expected for Australia - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36802-record-winter-crop-production-expected-for-australia-agcanada.md) | -2.2% | +4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-08-22 | [Record US soybean crop forecast in 2024 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28788-record-us-soybean-crop-forecast-in-2024-world-grain.md) | -0.8% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- farmersweekly.co.za: https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/agri-news/world/record-maize-crop-expected-for-brazil-in-2018-2019-season/

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