# Climate bulletin predicts greater disease pressure in the second half of the year - Revista Cultivar

> Agrometeorologist Marco Antônio do Santos reports that Brazil's 2017/18 harvest is nearly over, with corn yields lower after the April-May drought. Soybean output is at a record and cotton is on track for a record, while the planned winter wheat area is smaller despite favorable climate.

- Date: 2018-07-12 · published 2018-07-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63883-climate-bulletin-predicts-greater-disease-pressure-in-the-second-half-of-the
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Record Brazilian soybean supplies add to bearish pressure on soy meal and oil, while lower corn output supports corn prices. Smaller wheat plantings could support wheat later in the year.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- 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 | 2020-04-13 | [Climate damaged corn's productive potential in the South Region - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53470-climate-damaged-corn-s-productive-potential-in-the-south-region-revista-cultivar.md) | -5.4% | -6.1% |
| CORN | 2023-06-02 | [El Niño already affects climate in corn producing areas - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13643-el-nino-already-affects-climate-in-corn-producing-areas-revista-cultivar.md) | -1.5% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2022-09-22 | [CNA presents climate and market perspectives for the 1st Harvest 2022/2023 - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13705-cna-presents-climate-and-market-perspectives-for-the-1st-harvest-2022-2023.md) | -2.8% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2026-06-03 | [Drought and frosts put pressure on second-crop corn in the country - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13430-drought-and-frosts-put-pressure-on-second-crop-corn-in-the-country-cultivar.md) | -4.1% | -6.7% |
| SOY | 2021-09-27 | [Low humidity reduces the pace of soybean sowing in Brazil - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44916-low-humidity-reduces-the-pace-of-soybean-sowing-in-brazil-revista-cultivar.md) | -3.0% | -5.0% |
| SOY | 2017-03-14 | [Rain distribution favored soybean harvest in Mato Grosso - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71828-rain-distribution-favored-soybean-harvest-in-mato-grosso-revista-cultivar.md) | +0.3% | -5.5% |
| SOY | 2018-10-18 | [Rains help and Goiás has already planted around 20% of the soybean area - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62375-rains-help-and-goias-has-already-planted-around-20-of-the-soybean-area-revista.md) | -4.0% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- revistacultivar.com: https://revistacultivar.com/index.php/news/climate-bulletin-predicts-greater-disease-pressure-in-the-second-half-of-the-year

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