Corn Argentina’s corn harvest is moving faster now that the soybean harvest is nearing its end. Over the past two weeks, farmers harvested 7 percent of the corn, bringing the total harvest to 36 percent completion. WPI expected better progress than that, but high moisture levels in the crop are limiting harvest progress. Hopefully, the sunny days and frosts that are forecast for this week will help dry the corn and allow harvest to move faster. The latest yield data is coming in better than expected and the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange still forecasts the crop at 46 MMT. The Rosario Grain Exchange is more optimistic with a forecast of 50 MMT while most traders/analysts are somewhere in between the two numbers. Farmer sel...
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...
What You Need to Know Today: The hot, dry weather forecast continues to drive strength in grain futures with corn and soybeans hitting another day of strong gains. Monday’s Crop Progress and Conditions data were in line with market expectations and showed relatively few concerns for the...
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