# CENTER-WEST PREPARES TO EXPAND AREA OF SECOND CORN CROP – WILLIAMS SERVIÇOS MARÍTIMOS LTDA.

> Brazil's Conab projects second-crop corn at 63.73 million tonnes, up 18% year on year, with 44.23 million tonnes in the Midwest. Farmers are expected to expand planted area, and fertilizer purchases were ahead of last year despite higher prices. Weather remains the key uncertainty, with El Niño expected.

- Date: 2019-01-07 · published 2019-01-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60942-center-west-prepares-to-expand-area-of-second-corn-crop-williams-servicos
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A larger Brazilian second-crop corn harvest would add export supply later in the year, a bearish factor for corn prices, though weather risk remains.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-06-01 | [SECOND CORN CROP FORECAST AT 16 MILLION TONS IN PARANA – WILLIAMS SERVIÇOS MARÍTIMOS LTDA.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13717-second-corn-crop-forecast-at-16-million-tons-in-parana-williams-servicos.md) | +2.3% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2020-08-26 | [CORN HARVEST HAS ESTIMATED RECORD IN BRAZIL – WILLIAMS SERVIÇOS MARÍTIMOS LTDA.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51442-corn-harvest-has-estimated-record-in-brazil-williams-servicos-maritimos-ltda.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2019-02-21 | [BRAZIL SHOULD HAVE 2nd CORN CROP 21% HIGHER WITH PRODUCTIVITY GAINS – WILLIAMS SERVIÇOS MARÍTIMOS LTDA.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60442-brazil-should-have-2nd-corn-crop-21-higher-with-productivity-gains-williams.md) | -0.3% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2021-06-30 | [ITAU BBA SAYS CORN ETHANOL HAS LIMITED PROFITABILITY FOR NOW – WILLIAMS SERVIÇOS MARÍTIMOS LTDA.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46554-itau-bba-says-corn-ethanol-has-limited-profitability-for-now-williams-servicos.md) | -0.4% | -10.6% |
| CORN | 2019-06-11 | [Second crop of corn expected to hit new record of 68.2 million tonnes \| News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58427-second-crop-of-corn-expected-to-hit-new-record-of-68-2-million-tonnes-news.md) | +6.2% | +3.2% |

## Sources

- williams.com.br: https://williams.com.br/center-west-prepares-to-expand-area-of-second-corn-crop/

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