Corn Market

WORLD : Rain returns to South America From 07/01 to 14/01, prices for the March delivery in Chicago lost $1/t to stand at $235/t. However, this relative stability hides a high volatility. The American market is closed on Monday 17/01 because of Martin Luther King Day. Last week was marked by the publication of the… Read more »

WORLD : Heat wave in Argentina From 31/12/2021 to 07/01/2022, prices for the March 2022 delivery in Chicago gained about $5/t to $238/t. Prices in Chicago, after having fallen due to scattered rains over South America, consolidated this week thanks to the fall of the dollar, which is favourable to exports, and due to renewed… Read more »

WORLD : Drought in South America Over the last 15 days of December, the March 2022 delivery gained $4/t to stand at around $235/t. The end of the year was marked by the reinforcement of the drought in the south of Brazil and in Argentina and a volatility linked to the position of the funds… Read more »

WORLD : Increase in area in Argentina From 26/11 to 03/12, the price of the March maturity in Chicago lost $3/t to stand at $230/t. During the week, prices remained volatile due to fears about the global economic recovery caused by the appearance of the omicron variant. After selling by non-commercial funds at the beginning… Read more »

WORLD : Maize disrupted by Omicron variant From 19/11 to 26/11, prices for the December maturity in Chicago gained $6 /t to stand at $231 /t. At the end of the week, however, maize prices were clearly disrupted, like other commodities and the world’s financial markets, by the detection of a new variant of Covid-19…. Read more »

WORLD : Rising prices in Chicago From 22/10 to 29/10, prices for the December delivery in Chicago rose $12 /t to reach $224 /t. This strong increase is partly explained by the heavy rains in the central Corn Belt last week. This delayed harvesting, which was 74% complete by 31/10, 7 points ahead of the… Read more »