Corn closes higher on the Brazilian Stock Exchange this Thursday.

The September corn contract traded on Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) The November contract closed this Thursday (16) with a strong increase of 0.38%, quoted at R$ 68.43/sack, with an accumulated weekly gain of 1.75%. The November contract advanced 0.61%, to R$ 72.25/sack, with an appreciation of 2.18% in the week. In this trading session, domestic prices were supported by the appreciation of exchangeThis factor increases the competitiveness of Brazilian corn destined for export. Near the end of negotiations, the dollar was up 0.49% at R$ 5.10. Furthermore, market participants continue to monitor the progress of… 2025/26 winter corn harvest node South-Central BrazilAccording to the survey by DATAGRO Grains Until last Friday (10), the fieldwork reached 36.7% of the projected area, after a weekly increase of 10.6 percentage points. At the same time last season, work was at 42.4%; the five-year average is 41.1%. A DATAGRO It is projected that Brazil will harvest 112.5 million tons of corn in the second crop of 2026, a volume 5% lower compared to the last cycle. However, greater gains were limited by the decline in equivalent contracts in… Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.