The September corn contract traded on Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) The market closed this Wednesday (22) with a strong increase of 1.43%, quoted at R$ 70.11/sack, with an accumulated weekly gain of 1.79%. The November contract advanced 0.94%, to R$ 74.10/sack, with a 1.93% increase in the week. In this trading session, domestic prices were driven by the rise in equivalent corn contracts in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)According to the monitoring of DATAGRO Grains from the harvest of the 2025/26 winter corn crop node South-Central BrazilAs of the 17th of this month, planting has reached 50.3% of the cultivated area, a pace below last season (56.4%) and lower than the multi-year average (51.7%). DATAGRO Grains 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, gains were limited by the appreciation of… exchangeThis fact reduces the competitiveness of Brazilian cereal exports. Near the end of negotiations in B3Meanwhile, the dollar fell 0.34% to 5.05. Investors are also monitoring shipments from… Argentina, which exported 3.083 million tons of corn in June 2026, according to data from Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the countryanalyzed by DATAGRO Grains.
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