Corn Argentina’s corn markets are largely following the past few week’s trend. Farmers seem to be increasingly comfortable selling corn rather than soybeans, which is resulting in strong corn volumes each week. Last week started with slow origination and small volumes through Wednesday as exporters tried to push prices lower. They failed as farmers only sold small volumes. Once exporters increased bids, larger volumes started appearing again. At the end, over 600,000 MT of corn was originated for the first week of March 2021. FAS prices were slightly below those of the prior week, which helped ease replacement values. Corn is worth about 48K for spot position and 55K for April and May delivery in the FAS mar...
What You Need to Know Today: President Trump claimed the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran was over, as both sides accused one another of violating the terms of the agreement. Commercial vessels are increasingly steering clear of the Strait of Hormuz as security risks escalate following Iran...
Russian Grain Markets: 29 June-3 July 2026 The new marketing season has officially begun in Russia, although bearish sentiment has been concentrated in the southern regions closest to the Black Sea ports, where export demand has been weakest. Delays in grain deliveries to inland elevators have...
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