At 9:42 am (Brasilia time) this Thursday (11), the July corn contract traded on Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) It was operating with a slight decrease of 0.28%, quoted at R$ 64.51/sack. The September contract fell 0.15%, to R$ 66.70/sack. In the week, futures accumulated partial losses of 2.48% and 3.05%, respectively. On the previous day (10), the July contract fell 0.86%, to R$ 64.69/sack, while the September contract closed down 0.98%, at R$ 66.80/sack. This morning, domestic prices were pressured by the devaluation of exchangeThis factor reduces the competitiveness of Brazilian corn destined for export. The fall in equivalent contracts for the cereal in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) This also put pressure on grain prices. In the field, investors continue to monitor the… 2025/26 winter corn harvest node South-Central of 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 large part of this loss should be offset by the summer crop, whose production jumped 14%, to 28.9 million tons, in the 2025/26 cycle.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.