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Mercosur Regional Analysis

WheatWith week-on-week progress of 3.5 percentage points, Argentina’s wheat harvest has reached 98 percent of the area and is nearing completion. Total production is expected to reach approximately 18.5 MMT.Markets have shown few updates, and local wheat prices remain nearly unchanged. As a result, farmers have withdrawn supply and are generally waiting for price increases. Daily farmer selling remains low, while exporters and local mills need wheat at fixed prices. These buyers are offering limited purchasing conditions with future price determination.The slow market dynamics, lack of volatility, and absence of competition to push prices higher stem primarily from low export programs. In December, exports reached only 1.2 MMT, which, altho...

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