Corn Argentina Argentina's corn harvest continued to advance at a moderate-to-slow pace, constrained by high moisture levels in both the grain and the fields. Harvest delays remain concentrated in the remaining early-planted corn in central and southern Buenos Aires. To date, harvesting has reached 51.2 percent of the national harvestable area. Local market prices of $175-177/MT FAS do not appear particularly attractive to growers, keeping farmer selling below average at roughly 300,000-400,000 MT per week. However, selling activity could increase once the late corn harvest gains momentum. Although current prices appear low, they are essentially in line with exporters' theoretical purchasing capacity, leaving exporters with little to no mar...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
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