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Producers in Mato Grosso and the Center-West are turning to sesame and green and black mung beans as alternatives to second-crop corn because they need less water and cost R$1,000 to R$1,200 per hectare. The shift is driven by climate uncertainty over the corn planting window.
Diversification away from safrinha corn is a gradual trend that could trim future corn supply at the margin. The effect on feed grain prices is limited at this scale.
noticiasagricolas.com.brGuilherme DorigattiNov 4, 2026After 445 past neutral weather events, Corn moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.6%), and +0.7% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
