At 9:16 am (Brasilia time) this Friday (26), the July corn contract traded on Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) The market was operating in stability with a downward bias (-0.05%), quoted at R$ 64.53/sack. The September contract fell 0.32%, to R$ 67.78/sack. On the other hand, in the partial week, the contracts accumulated gains of 0.97% and 1.47%, respectively. On the previous day (25), the July contract closed up 0.65%, at R$ 64.56/sack, while the September contract advanced 0.76%, to R$ 68.00/sack. This morning, domestic prices were pressured by the decline in equivalent cereal contracts in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), as well as by the devaluation of exchange, a factor that reduces the competitiveness of corn destined for export. The advance of fieldwork in the fields The price of the cereal also exerted pressure on grain prices. According to the survey conducted by DATAGRO Grains, until last Friday (19), the 2025/26 winter corn harvest node South-Central Brazil The area under planting reached 11.7% of the projected area, following a weekly increase of 5.3 percentage points. The pace of work is similar to that observed in the same period last year (11.7%) and the average of the last five harvests (12.0%). DATAGRO It is projected that 112 million tons will be harvested in this second crop, a 5% decrease compared to the previous cycle.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.