At 9:41 am (Brasilia time) this Tuesday (21), the September wheat contract traded on Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) It registered a sharp drop of 7.75 points and 1.17%, quoted at US$ cents 652.25/bushel. Kansas City Bank Exchange (KCBT)The grain fell 4.25 points and 0.58%, to US$ cents 724.75/bushel. On the previous day (27), cereal futures fell 2.65% in CBOT and 2.18% in KCBT, quoted at US$ cents 660.00/bushel and US$ cents 729.00/bushel, respectively. This morning, cereal prices were pressured by Rain forecast for the northern plains region of North America.as well as by beginning of spring wheat harvest from the United States. According to analysts, good rainfall is expected for the cereal crops in producing states such as North DakotaRegarding the spring wheat harvest, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)As of last Sunday (26), work had reached 2% of the cultivated area – a pace in line with the average observed over the last five years. In addition, 95% of the crops are in the tillering phase. As for crop conditions Regarding the variety of cereals, areas classified as good/excellent represent 53% of the total, above the figure recorded last year (49%). Furthermore, 35% are classified as fair and 12% as poor/very poor. As for… winter wheatThe harvest has progressed to 81% of the cultivated area, a weekly increase of 6 percentage points. This pace surpasses the 79% recorded in the same period of 2025 and the multi-year average. However, greater losses were avoided by the recording of… adverse weather conditions in other regions of the North American plains. According to the US National Weather Service (NWS)a heat wave node Midwest of the country, with particular emphasis on the central region of Arkansas which can reach temperatures of 46°C.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.