# Drop in Safrinha corn area will cap Brazilian fertilizer ... - CRU Group

> CRU Group expects Brazilian fertilizer demand to fall in 2018 after record nutrient imports in 2017. For the first time in a decade, the safrinha (second-crop) corn area is forecast to shrink as farmers favour soybeans in the double-cropping system.

- Date: 2018-02-14 · published 2018-02-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66329-drop-in-safrinha-corn-area-will-cap-brazilian-fertilizer-cru-group
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller safrinha corn area would reduce Brazil's corn output and export availability later in the year, supporting corn prices. Lower fertilizer demand could ease pressure on urea and phosphate prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- CORN: bullish ▲
- UREA: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-05-22 | [Brazilian Safrinha Crop Corn Waiting for More Rain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64862-brazilian-safrinha-crop-corn-waiting-for-more-rain.md) | +0.7% | -7.9% |
| CORN | 2021-01-19 | [CRU Fertilizers – Top Ten Calls of 2021 - CRU Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9195-cru-fertilizers-top-ten-calls-of-2021-cru-group.md) | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2021-07-08 | [Conab drops its Brazilian corn crop estimate to 93.4 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45902-conab-drops-its-brazilian-corn-crop-estimate-to-93-4-pro-farmer.md) | +3.4% | -10.1% |
| CORN | 2024-06-12 | [2023/24 Brazil Safrinha Corn 4.7% Harvested](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13564-2023-24-brazil-safrinha-corn-4-7-harvested.md) | -0.1% | -7.3% |
| CORN | 2026-04-14 | [Middle East war cuts fertilizer supply, dents Brazil’s demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20028-middle-east-war-cuts-fertilizer-supply-dents-brazil-s-demand.md) | +2.3% | +5.3% |
| UREA | 2022-01-10 | [CRU Fertilizers – Top Ten Calls of 2022 - CRU Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43070-cru-fertilizers-top-ten-calls-of-2022-cru-group.md) | -8.8% | -17.6% |
| UREA | 2023-04-13 | [Latest Data Shows Drop in Fertilizer Prices - MiningNewsWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5939-latest-data-shows-drop-in-fertilizer-prices-miningnewswire.md) | +0.6% | +2.8% |
| UREA | 2024-11-02 | [Engro Fertilizers urea sales plunge 43%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5409-engro-fertilizers-urea-sales-plunge-43.md) | -2.0% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- crugroup.com: https://www.crugroup.com/en/communities/thought-leadership/blogs/2018/drop-in-safrinha-corn-area-will-cap-brazillian-fertilizer-demand/

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