At 10:10 am (Brasilia time) this Tuesday (30), the September wheat contract traded on Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) It registered a slight decrease of 1.50 points and 0.24%, quoted at US$ cents 612.50/bushel. On the other hand, in Kansas City Bank Exchange (KCBT)The grain fell 2.00 points and 0.31%, to US$ cents 647.75/bushel. On the previous day (6), the cereal futures advanced 2.38% in CBOT and 1.76% in KCBT, quoted at US$ cents 614.00/bushel and US$ cents 649.75/bushel, respectively. This morning, cereal prices were pressured by both harvest progress how much by rain forecast in the North American plains. According to data from United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), until last Sunday (5), the harvest of winter wheat It reached 59% of the cultivated area, ahead of the multi-year average of 51%. The weekly increase was 11 percentage points. In the case of spring wheatCurrently, 58% of the crops are in the tillering stage, an earlier pace than the 54% observed on average over the last five years. climate field, according to the US National Weather Service (NWS)Storms and heavy rain are expected in the American Midwest. cold front It is also expected to hit the country in the coming days, as the phenomenon "moves northward toward the Central Plains before shifting southward on Thursday."
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.