The July corn contract traded on Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) It closed this Friday (12) with a slight decrease of 0.28%, quoted at R$ 64.06/sack. On the other hand, the September contract advanced 0.56%, to R$ 66.83/sack. In the week, the July and September contracts accumulated losses of 3.16% and 3.23%, respectively. In this trading session, domestic prices were pressured by the moderate decline of exchange, a factor that reduces the competitiveness of grain destined for export. Near the end of negotiations in B3Meanwhile, the dollar fell 0.75% to R$ 5.06. In the agricultural sector, investors continue to monitor the situation. 2025/26 winter corn harvest node South-Central Brazil, which reached 3.3% of the projected area, after a weekly increase of 2.2 percentage points, according to a survey conducted by DATAGRO Grains until last Friday (5). Mato Grosso and Paraná lead the harvesting efforts. A DATAGRO Grains It is projected that 112.3 million tons of corn will be harvested in the winter crop, representing a 5% decrease compared to the previous season. However, a significant portion of this loss should be offset by the summer crop, whose production jumped 14% to 28.9 million tons in the 2025/26 cycle. Nevertheless, greater losses were limited by the advance in equivalent contracts in… Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)In the United States, market participants are also monitoring the progress of the 2025/26 corn harvest in Argentina, which has already reached 43.6% of the cultivated area, after advancing 3.0 percentage points in one week, according to data from… Buenos Aires Grain Exchange (BCBA).
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