At 9:51 am (Brasilia time) this Tuesday (21), the September wheat contract traded on Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) It registered a moderate decline of 4.50 points and 0.67%, quoted at US$ cents 669.50/bushel. Kansas City Bank Exchange (KCBT)The grain fell 3.25 points and 0.45%, to US$ cents 720.50/bushel. On the previous day (20), the cereal futures fell 1.28% in CBOT and 1.16% in KCBT, quoted at US$ cents 674.00/bushel and US$ cents 723.75/bushel, respectively. This morning, prices were pressured by new data released in weekly report of conditions and stages of North American crops from the crop year 2026/27 of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)According to USDA, the harvest of winter wheat Planting has advanced to 74% of the cultivated area, a weekly increase of 7 percentage points. This pace surpasses the 72% recorded in the same period of 2025 and the 71% multi-year average. In the case of spring wheat86% of the crops are in the tillering phase, a rate in line with that observed in the same period of the last season (86%) and the average of the last harvests (85%). As for the crop conditionsAreas classified as good/excellent represent 53% of the total, down 5 percentage points from the previous week, but still above last year's figure (52%). Additionally, 35% are classified as fair and 12% as poor/very poor. However, further losses were limited by… extreme weather conditions which has been affecting US crops in recent days. According to the US National Weather Service (NWS), notices of extreme heat They will come back into effect yesterday in several states, including Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas and the southernmost regions of Illinois and IndianaRegarding international demandthe USDA On Monday, the US released data on wheat shipments for the week ending July 16. During that period, the US exported 214,000 tons. The volume was in line with market projections of 200,000 to 300,000 tons.
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