The May wheat contract traded in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) It closed this Thursday (26) with a strong increase of 7.25 points and 1.21%, quoted at US$ cents 605.00/bushel, however, with a partial advance in the week of 1.64%. In Kansas City Bank Exchange (KCBT)The grain rose 9.00 points and 1.46%, to US$ cents 626.75/bushel – with a weekly gain of 3.38%. In this trading session, cereal prices were driven by… Strong international demand for US wheat.. You export sales records from the week ending March 19, released today by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)Data shows that the country traded 397,000 tons of wheat from the 2025/26 crop during the period, an amount 109.2% higher than that recorded in the previous week (190,000 tons). The volume is in line with market projections. Furthermore, the adverse weather conditions in US producing regions, They also provided support for the quotations.According to the climate bulletin of USDARecord heat prevails in the southern half of the plains. Farmers remain on alert for the Risk of new forest fires in winter wheat planting regions.Still on the subject of climate change, the report Drought Monitor of USDA reported that the drought conditions in winter wheat crops increased to 57% of the cultivated area Last week saw an increase of 2 percentage points. Compared to the same period last year, the regions affected by the drought have increased. 19 percentage points.
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