# CORN IN DANGER - AgRural

> AgRural reports Brazil's second corn crop was planted later than normal because the soybean harvest was delayed. Rainfall has been scarce since early April and forecasts show little rain for most producing regions. AgRural forecast second-crop output at 63.6 million tonnes in early April.

- Date: 2018-04-24 · published 2018-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65341-corn-in-danger-agrural
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Late planting combined with a early dry season raises the risk of yield losses in Brazil's safrinha crop, supporting corn prices and Brazilian export demand for alternatives.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-07-25 | [A change in the weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63939-a-change-in-the-weather.md) | +3.5% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2022-05-03 | [Drought in Brazil adds to corn conundrum - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13721-drought-in-brazil-adds-to-corn-conundrum-grain-central.md) | +3.6% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2023-02-27 | [Delays in the corn harvest in Brazil worry agents](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13666-delays-in-the-corn-harvest-in-brazil-worry-agents.md) | -1.3% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2017-01-12 | [Weather clouds agricultural outlook in Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72843-weather-clouds-agricultural-outlook-in-argentina.md) | +0.1% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2020-07-15 | [Climate change may affect second corn crops in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51946-climate-change-may-affect-second-corn-crops-in-brazil.md) | -2.3% | -3.2% |

## Sources

- agrural.com.br: https://agrural.com.br/corn-in-danger/

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