# Brazil corn farmers to get relief from late April rain: forecaster | Reuters

> Brazil's government estimates 88.61 million tonnes of corn will be harvested this cycle. The second corn crop, planted after soybeans, accounts for about 71 percent of national production. A forecaster says late April rain will bring relief to farmers.

- Date: 2018-04-16 · published 2018-04-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65340-brazil-corn-farmers-to-get-relief-from-late-april-rain-forecaster-reuters
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Relief rain for the safrinha crop supports the expected large Brazilian corn harvest, which eases export competition and pressures corn prices lower.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-03-12 | [Rains bring relief to the eastern corn belt - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13009-rains-bring-relief-to-the-eastern-corn-belt-pro-farmer.md) | +3.7% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2025-06-25 | [Brazil Farmers to Reap Record Second Corn Crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13488-brazil-farmers-to-reap-record-second-corn-crop.md) | +2.3% | -2.8% |
| CORN | 2024-07-26 | [U.S. grains: Soy tumbles as U.S. rain forecast offers relief \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29281-u-s-grains-soy-tumbles-as-u-s-rain-forecast-offers-relief-farmtario.md) | -3.3% | -5.7% |
| CORN | 2023-06-14 | [Brazil’s Safrinha Corn Benefited by Late-Season Rains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13641-brazil-s-safrinha-corn-benefited-by-late-season-rains.md) | +1.7% | -9.0% |
| CORN | 2017-05-30 | [Market reacts to late rain patterns - Farm and Dairy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71027-market-reacts-to-late-rain-patterns-farm-and-dairy.md) | -0.2% | -3.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/environment/brazil-corn-farmers-to-get-relief-from-late-april-rain-forecaster-idUSKBN1HN2YI/

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