Corn Argentina’s corn harvest is still moving slowly due to high moisture content in the grain. Harvest has advanced just 8 percent in the past two weeks. Since farmers started harvesting the first crop in March, the pace has always been below normal. At the beginning of the harvest, weather conditions slowed progress, then farmers switched to harvesting soybeans. Now, the high moisture content of the grain is delaying harvest. Total harvest is just 56 percent of the planted area, a delay of 30 percent from last year. Yields are still coming in and the market and different agencies/exchanges are issuing their yield outlooks. The total crop is still pegged between 48-49 MMT. Logistics have been good recently with a solid number...
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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