# Brazil to plant 2 to 5% fewer corn acres - Brownfield Ag News

> Conab, Brazil's national supply agency, expects corn plantings to fall 2 to 5% as farmers shift acreage to soybeans. Brazil's corn ending stocks are estimated at a record 21.6 million tons, and Brazilian corn prices are falling.

- Date: 2017-09-08 · published 2017-09-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68797-brazil-to-plant-2-to-5-fewer-corn-acres-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower corn area and very high inherited stocks weigh on export prices for corn, while the shift to soybeans supports soybean prices; later second-crop corn planting could still create weather risk.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-09-07 | [Brazil expecting record corn production - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68798-brazil-expecting-record-corn-production-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.8% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2025-04-10 | [CONAB raises Brazil soybean, corn crop estimates - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13499-conab-raises-brazil-soybean-corn-crop-estimates-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.1% | -3.3% |
| CORN | 2019-03-12 | [Brazil raises corn crop estimate, cuts soybeans - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59926-brazil-raises-corn-crop-estimate-cuts-soybeans-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +5.0% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2019-01-10 | [Soybeans, corn down on Brazil, dollar, trade questions - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61200-soybeans-corn-down-on-brazil-dollar-trade-questions-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.4% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2022-06-30 | [Corn, wheat fall after USDA numbers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40957-corn-wheat-fall-after-usda-numbers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.0% | -16.7% |
| SOY | 2019-03-12 | [Brazil raises corn crop estimate, cuts soybeans - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59926-brazil-raises-corn-crop-estimate-cuts-soybeans-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.2% | +2.4% |
| SOY | 2018-06-12 | [Wheat, corn respond strongly to USDA numbers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64482-wheat-corn-respond-strongly-to-usda-numbers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -4.7% | -10.6% |
| SOY | 2020-01-07 | [2019 USDA corn, soybean crop totals out Friday - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54933-2019-usda-corn-soybean-crop-totals-out-friday-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.4% | -5.7% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/brazil-plant-2-5-fewer-corn-acres/

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