Wheat prices rose in the US on Tuesday morning.

At 9:45 am (Brasilia time) this Tuesday (9), the July wheat contract traded on Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) It registered a strong increase of 6.50 points and 1.11%, quoted at US$ cents 589.75/bushel. Kansas City Bank Exchange (KCBT)The grain advanced 5.75 points and 0.91%, to US$ cents 635.50/bushel. On the previous day (8), the cereal maturities advanced 0.56% in CBOT and 1.45% in KCBT, quoted at 583.25/bushel and 629.75/bushel, respectively. This morning, cereal prices were driven by International demand within market expectations.as well as by adverse weather conditions in the main wheat-producing regions of the United States. Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) The US released wheat shipment data for the week ending June 4th. The US shipped 320,000 tons of wheat during that period, a volume within analysts' projections of between 250,000 and 450,000 tons. Regarding the weather, the… US National Weather Service issued warnings for severe storms in the agricultural areas of the North American Plains. According to the agency, the heavy rainfall and thunderstorms occur due to the arrival of a cold front originating from the north of the country. Furthermore, the depreciation of the dollar against major global currencies, with a 0.29% drop, also contributed to the positive trend in wheat prices. DXY, which favors shipments from the United States. Furthermore, the USDA yesterday it published its updated data on the sowing of the 2026/27 winter and spring wheat crop in the US. As for winter wheat92% of the crops have reached the tillering stage (weekly progress of 5 percentage points), compared to 87% in the same period of the last harvest. Of the cultivated area, 25% of the crops are in good and excellent condition – a decrease of 1 percentage point compared to the previous week and well below the 54% of the same period last year. As for the planting of… spring wheat Planting has reached 98% of the projected area – ahead of the normal average (95%) – after advancing 4 percentage points in one week. At the same time last season, planting was also at 98%. Regarding crop conditions, areas classified as good/excellent represent 52% of the total, close to 53% last season. Furthermore, 42% are classified as fair and 6% as poor/very poor.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.