The September corn contract traded on Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) It closed this Wednesday (15) with a strong increase of 1.11%, quoted at R$ 68.17/sack, with an accumulated weekly gain of 1.37%. The November contract advanced 1.00%, to R$ 71.81/sack, with an appreciation of 1.56% in the week. This morning, domestic prices were driven by the strong advance of equivalent cereal contracts in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)Investors are also following the progress of 2025/26 winter corn harvest node South-Central BrazilThe fieldwork reached 36.7% of the projected area, after a weekly increase of 10.6 percentage points, according to a survey conducted by DATAGRO Grains until last Friday (10). In the same period of the previous season, work was at 42.4%; on average over the last five years, at 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. Meanwhile, the exchangeThe index, which influences the competitiveness of Brazilian corn destined for export, was operating close to stability.
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