Corn Market

WORLD: US yields revised downwards In August, the price of December maize in Chicago initially lost ground due to the resumption of Ukrainian exports and Sino-US tensions in Taiwan. The price of maize in the US then rose due to unfavourable weather conditions for maize yields in the US and tensions around the Zaporizhia nuclear… Read more »

WORLD: Flowering in the Corn Belt From 08/07 to 15/07, prices for the September delivery in Chicago lost $11/t to stand at $238/t. Volatility remains very high in Chicago in an uncertain context regarding the American weather and the negotiations in Ukraine. These factors are prompting non-commercial funds to reduce their net buying position, accentuating… Read more »

WORLD: Price rebound in Chicago From 01/07 to 08/07, prices for the September delivery in Chicago gained $6/t to stand at $249/t. American prices have been rebounding since the end of last week due to a prior correction that was too large and fears about the American weather. Volatility remains very high. On 03/07, in… Read more »

WORLD: Slight increase in US acreage From 24/06 to 01/07, prices for the September delivery in Chicago lost another $15/t to stand at $247/t. The very strong downward pressure continues in Chicago against the backdrop of fears of a global economic crisis and fund sales, despite the fact that there has been little change in… Read more »

WORLD: Strong downward pressure From 17/06 to 24/06, the price of the July delivery in Chicago lost 13 $/t to stand at 295 $/t. The week was marked by high price volatility and strong downward pressure linked to the activity of non-commercial funds. The latter are selling and taking profits in a context where operators… Read more »

WORLD: Uncertainty about global demand From 10/06 to 17/06, prices for the July delivery in Chicago gained $4.5/t to stand at $304.5/t. The evolution of the prices remains torn between the weather worries on the one hand and the uncertainty on the return of the Ukrainian exports and on the level of the world demand… Read more »