At 9:33 am (Brasilia time) this Friday (29), the July corn contract traded on Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) It was operating with a slight decrease of 0.39%, quoted at R$ 65.65/sack, with an accumulated decline of 2.31% in the partial week. The September contract fell 0.28%, to R$ 68.55/sack, with a weekly loss of 1.99%. In the monthly comparison, futures registered wide declines of 5.74% and 4.26%, respectively. On the previous day (28), the July contract rose 0.47%, quoted at R$ 65.91/sack, and the September contract advanced 0.64%, to R$ 68.74/sack. This morning, domestic prices were pressured by the decline in equivalent corn contracts in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)Prices were also under pressure from beginning of the second grain harvest in important producing states of South-Central BrazilLocal bodies such as Mato Grosso Institute of Agricultural Economics (Imea) and the Department of Rural Economy (Deral) They reported that work had already begun last week in Mato Grosso and in Paraná, still in its early stages. 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. However, the appreciation of… exchangeThis factor, which increases the competitiveness of Brazilian corn destined for export, prevented greater losses. According to a survey by [source missing], this is on the radar. Buenos Aires Grain Exchange (BCBA)According to data released yesterday, the 2025/26 corn harvest in Argentina has reached 34.7% of the cultivated area, after advancing 1.8 percentage points in one week.
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