Key facts
- Brazil's corn production is forecast to decrease by 2% in the 2025-26 marketing year.
- The projected corn output for Brazil in 2025-26 is 133 million tonnes.
- Lower yields are anticipated to cause the decrease in corn production.
- La Niña weather patterns are expected to influence the anticipated lower yields.
- The US Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service issued the forecast.
Brazil's corn output for the 2025-26 marketing year is forecast to experience a 2% reduction, reaching an estimated 133 million tonnes. This projected decline is primarily driven by expectations of lower yields. The US Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service attributes these anticipated lower yields to the influence of La Niña weather patterns. The forecast suggests a potential impact on the global supply of corn, as Brazil is a significant agricultural producer. The specific marketing year for this forecast is 2025-26. The Foreign Agricultural Service of the USDA is the entity providing this outlook.