Source 1: Buchenroth, K. (2020, March 8). In Brazil, it’s time to pay attention to “safrinha” corn – Ohio Ag Net: Ohio’s Country Journal. Retrieved from https://www.ocj.com/2020/03/in-brazil-its-time-to-pay-attention-to-safrinha-corn/
Summary: With half of the soybean harvest complete in Brazil by Mar 5, the second corn crop, also known as “safrinha”, is starting to be planted. This start is later than normal due to a delay in the soybean crop caused by irregular rains in the last quarter of 2019. The late planting makes the second corn crop more susceptible to yield losses caused by dryness and freezing temperatures during pollination and grain filling. Despite the delay, Brazil is likely to increase its area planted by around 3% in response to very competitive prices.
Response: The biggest theme present in almost every article I found about corn in the world right now is that irregularities in the weather have been causing problems. The weather patterns farmers have been following for decades are no longer happening in the same way, resulting in disruption at nearly every level of production. The farmers individually are losing income, the distributors have less product, and consumers are having to pay more. This is a prime example of how climate change is not just some abstract problem, but something that is affecting nearly everyone’s daily lives in a major way right now.
I can agree with you in how corn is very popular and how its able to stay alive in rains or in hot weather. what i found very interesting was about the new crop that brazil is planting “safrinha”. i am wondering if safrinha is found in the USA or even in California.
I did not know that corn was affected by the weather greatly. do you know what per cent of the world grows corn as a crop? and are there any alternatives that have cropped up around the world?