At 9:22 am (Brasilia time) this Tuesday (30), the July corn contract traded on Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) It showed a slight decrease of 0.31%, quoted at R$ 64.41/sack; the September contract fell 0.22%, to R$ 67.48/sack. In the monthly comparison, futures accumulate a partial decline of 1.54% and 0.91%, respectively. Yesterday (29), the July and September contracts fell 0.12%, to R$ 64.53/sack and R$ 67.55/sack, in that order. This morning, domestic prices were pressured by the fall in equivalent cereal contracts in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)in the United States. However, greater losses were avoided by the appreciation of exchange, a factor that increases the competitiveness of Brazilian corn destined for export. In the field, monitoring of DATAGRO Grains up to the 19th of this month shows that the 2025/26 winter corn harvest node South-Central Brazil Harvesting has already exceeded 11% of the cultivated area. The pace of work is similar to that observed in the same period of 2025 and the multi-year average. At the national level in Brazil, the DATAGRO It is projected that 112.5 million tons of corn will be harvested in this second crop, a 5% decrease compared to the previous cycle.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.