At 9:36 am (Brasilia time) this Friday (17), the September corn contract traded on Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) It was operating with a slight decrease of 0.15%, quoted at R$ 68.33/sack. The November contract retreated 0.21%, to R$ 72.10/sack. On the other hand, in the partial week, futures have accumulated strong gains of 1.61% and 1.97%, respectively. On the previous day (16), the September contract advanced 0.38%, quoted at R$ 68.43/sack, while the November contract recorded an increase of 0.61%, to R$ 72.25/sack. This morning, cereal prices were pressured by the increase in the domestic supply of the grain, as the 2025/26 winter corn harvest node South-Central BrazilAccording to the survey by DATAGRO Grains Until last Friday (10), the fieldwork reached 36.7% of the projected area, after a weekly increase of 10.6 percentage points. At the same time last season, work was at 42.4%; the five-year average is 41.1%. A DATAGRO It is projected that Brazil will harvest 112.5 million tons of corn in the second crop of 2026, a volume 5% lower compared to the last cycle. However, greater losses were limited by the appreciation of… exchange, a factor that increases the competitiveness of Brazilian corn destined for export, as well as the advancement of equivalent contracts in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.