At 9:22 am (Brasilia time) this Tuesday (7), the September corn contract traded on Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) The price showed stability with an upward bias (+0.07%), quoted at R$ 68.40/sack; the November contract was operating with a slight increase of 0.22%, at R$ 71.53/sack. Yesterday (6), the September and November contracts rose 2.01% and 1.23%, to R$ 68.35/sack and R$ 71.37/sack, respectively. This morning, domestic prices were supported by the advance of equivalent contracts in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)Furthermore, the appreciation of exchangeThis factor, which increases the competitiveness of Brazilian corn traded in dollars on the international market, also contributed to the positive outlook. Regarding… international demand, according to data released on Friday by Secretariat of Foreign Trade (Secex) and analyzed by DATAGRO GrainsBrazil shipped 434,000 tons of corn in June 2026, a volume significantly higher than that recorded in May (249,000 tons) and 18% above the result recorded in the same month of 2025 (367,000 tons). Brazilian corn shipments are expected to gain even more momentum in the second half of this year, taking the place of soybeans at ports, as the second corn crop harvest progresses. South-Central of BrazilAccording to the monitoring of DATAGRO GrainsCurrently, work has reached approximately 20% of the cultivated area, at a pace similar to that observed during the same period last year and the average of the last five seasons.
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