At 9:38 am (Brasilia time) this Friday (8), the May corn contract traded on Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3) It was operating with a slight decrease of 0.37%, quoted at R$ 67.25/sack, with an accumulated decline of 3.45% in the partial week. The July contract fell 0.33%, to R$ 69.26/sack, with a weekly devaluation of 3.27%. On the previous day (7), the July contract closed with an upward bias (+0.07%), at R$ 67.50/sack; the July contract advanced 0.20%, to R$ 69.49/sack. This morning, domestic prices were pressured by the moderate decline of exchangeThis factor reduces the competitiveness of grain destined for export, as well as the decline in equivalent corn contracts in… Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)However, greater losses were limited by strong international demand. According to data from Secretariat of Foreign Trade (Secex)Brazil shipped 471,000 tons of corn in April, a volume 166% higher compared to the same month in 2025 (177,000 tons). The market remains attentive to the completion of the summer harvest in the Center-South of Brazil, which, although delayed, is expected to be a record. According to a survey conducted by DATAGRO Grains until last Friday (1st), the summer corn harvest 2025/26 The projected area for the Center-South region of Brazil reached 84.8% completion, after advancing 3.7 percentage points (pp) in seven days. During the same period last year, work was at 92.6%; the average for the last five years is 90.6%. final development of the winter crop node South-Central Brazil It is also being closely monitored. The expectation is for a full harvest, despite some isolated losses caused by weather stresses.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.