The September corn contract traded on Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) It closed this Friday (17) with a moderate increase of 0.66%, quoted at R$ 68.88/sack. The November contract advanced 0.62%, to R$ 72.70/sack. In the week, futures accumulated broad gains of 2.42% and 2.81%, respectively. In this trading session, domestic prices were benefited by the advance of equivalent contracts in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)Furthermore, the appreciation of exchangeThe factor that increases the competitiveness of Brazilian corn destined for export also contributed to the positive trend. Near the end of trading, the dollar was up 0.20% at R$ 5.10. Market participants also followed the progress of… 2025/26 winter corn harvest node South-Central BrazilAccording to data from DATAGRO Grains, collected up to 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. Investors are also monitoring… harvest of the 2025/26 crop of corn in Argentina arrived 62.2% of the cultivated area, after advancing 5.8 percentage points in one week, according to a survey by Buenos Aires Grain Exchange (BCBA).
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.