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CEPM Corn Market n°222

WORLD: Start of the second Brazilian harvest From 29/05 to 05/06, the Chicago July delivery price rose by $2/t to reach $130/t. This increase is explained first of all by technical conditions, hedging of short positions and profit-taking by the funds. It is also due to the rise in oil prices, passing above $40/barrel, after… Read more »

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CEPM Corn Market n°221

WORLD: Rising prices in Chicago From 22/05 to 29/05, the Chicago July delivery price rose by $3/t to stand at $128/t. This rise in prices is explained by the CPC’s projection of a hot and dry month of June in the Midwest. As of 31/05, 93% of American maize had been planted compared to an… Read more »

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CEPM Corn Market n°220

WORLD : Diplomatic tensions related to the pandemic From 15/05 to 22/05, prices for the July delivery in Chicago remained relatively stable, losing $0.5/t to stand at $125/t. With 663 thousand barrels/day, ethanol production is up by 7% compared to the previous week, for the third consecutive week. It remains 30% below its pre-pandemic level…. Read more »

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CEPM Corn Market n°201

WORLD: Uncertainties around the China-US trade agreement From 03/01 to 10/01, Chicago prices for the March deadline remained stable at $152/t. Weekly demand figures were poor: 162 Kt exported vs the expected 350 to 725 Kt and a 7% increase in ethanol stocks compared to last week, while production remained stable. However, the various USDA… Read more »

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CEPM Newsletter 21

In favour of real competition In its international trade relations, the European Union has perfected the art of sabotaging itself. This is even truer in agriculture, where distortions already began in 1962! It was at this time that the EEC – in order to be authorized by the GATT (the ancestor of the WTO) to… Read more »

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CEPM Corn Market n°168