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Corn Market 296

WORLD: Increase in US exports From 04/03 to 11/03, the price of the May delivery in Chicago gained $3/t to reach $300/t. Volatility remains very high due to the war in Ukraine. American prices have hit technical resistance this week. The USDA published its monthly report last week in a very delicate context. As a… Read more »

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Corn Market 295

WORLD: Sharp rise in world food prices From 25/02 to 04/03, the prices of the May delivery in Chicago gained $24/t to reach $297/t. The week remains marked by extremely high volatility linked to the invasion of Ukraine and the disruption of trade flows of many agricultural commodities (corn, wheat, sunflower oil, etc.) and energy…. Read more »

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Corrn Market 294

WORLD: Russian invasion of Ukraine The invasion of Ukraine by Russia is causing extremely high volatility in the maize market. After the invasion, prices for the March delivery in Chicago reached as high as 283 $/t before falling back due to significant liquidation of positions by operators in this context of major geopolitical uncertainty. As… Read more »

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Corrn Market 293

WORLD: Decline in world stocks From 11/02 to 18/02, the prices of the March delivery in Chicago gained approximately $2/t to be located at $258/t. The prices in Chicago remained relatively stable last week whereas for a month the geopolitical situation in the Black Sea has guided the market evolutions more frankly than the fundamentals…. Read more »

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Corn Market 292

WORLD: Geopolitical tensions and volatility From 04/02 to 11/02, the prices of the March delivery in Chicago gained $12/t to stand at $256/t. The week was marked by very high volatility after the publication of the monthly USDA report and because of the tensions in the Black Sea. These tensions have dominated the fundamentals in… Read more »

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Corn Market 291

WORLD: Cancellation of Chinese purchases From 28/01 to 04/02, prices for the March 2022 delivery in Chicago fell by $6/t to $244/t. However, at the end of the week, prices started to rise again. The high volatility continues. Last week saw a further increase in ethanol stocks to 28.9 million barrels, up 10% on the… Read more »

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