Wheat ends with losses in the US this Thursday.

The July wheat contract traded in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) It closed this Thursday (7) with a moderate drop of 5.00 points and 0.81%, quoted at US$ cents 612.25/bushel, with a partial decline in the week of 4.00%. In Kansas City Bank Exchange (KCBT)The grain plummeted 19.75 points and 2.87%, to US$ cents 667.25/bushel – with a weekly loss of 3.92%. In this trading session, cereal prices were pressured by… expectation of a peace agreement between the United States and Iran, which affected the agricultural commodities marketFurthermore, the Weakened international demand It also put pressure on US stock prices. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) The agency released export sales figures for the 2025/26 crop year, relating to the week ending April 30. According to the agency, the US traded 79,000 tons of the grain during the period, a volume below the market projection of 100,000 to 300,000 tons. Larger losses were limited by… adverse weather conditions in the wheat-producing regions of North America. According to the Drought Monitor of USDAthe winter wheat recorded a slight deterioration of 1 percentage point, with 70% of the areas are experiencing drought.However, the index remains well above that recorded in the same period of 2025 (22%). As for the climatic conditions of the crops… spring wheat They remained stable, with 18% of the area is under drought, below last year's 37% – a drop of 19 percentage points. According to the daily climate bulletin of USDACold weather prevails, with widespread frosts in the central plains and surrounding areas. Furthermore, drought continues to spread across the plains; crops in the region were classified as being in very poor or poor condition in more than half of the states as of May 3rd, with Nebraska (72%) and Colorado (57%) standing out.

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