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Mercosur Regional Analysis

Corn Argentina’s corn harvest continues to move at a slow pace as producers are still focused on harvesting soybeans and the corn still has high moisture levels. Weekly progress was reported at 0.4 percent of the area, which brings the total harvest to 25 percent completion. The harvest so far totals 12 MMT.  On the commercial side, the government increased the corn exportable balance for the 2021/22 season by 5 MMT to a total of 30 MMT. At the same time, the government authorized affidavits for corn export sales of 10 MMT for the 2022/23 season. The extension of the quota for MY 2021/22  comes just as exporters were competing with local purchases for the previously authorized quota. The FAS market traded an atypical week...

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

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Mar 26 Corn closed at $4.4675/bushel, up $0.0275 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.18/bushel, up $0.075 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soybeans closed at $10.67/bushel, up $0.1075 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Soymeal closed at $305.4/short ton, up $5.9 from y...

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Black Sea Regional Analysis

Russian Grains Market: 29 December 2025–02 January 2026 Russia’s grain market remained bearish during the final week of December, with most fundamentals continuing to pressure prices and preventing authorities from setting higher export duties. The country will remain heavily export...

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