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Corn market 331

WORLD: Production decline in Argentina From 13/01 to 20/01, prices for the March delivery in Chicago remained relatively stable at around $266/t. After a rise linked to the last USDA report, the American prices lost some ground at the end of the week because of reassuring rains on Argentina. Good US demand figures last week… Read more »

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CEPM Newsletter 33

Editorial: The new Civil Dialogue Groups Since the original CAP, the Directorate-General for Agriculture has been organising regular meetings with all stakeholders in the food chain. The ‘Agricultural Advisory Committees’ became ‘Civil Dialogue Groups’ in 2014. The concept is attractive: to bring together all stakeholders, from producers to consumers, around the same table. In 2013,… Read more »

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Corn Market 320

WORLD: Areas down in Argentina Discussions on the Ukrainian maritime corridor were seen as positive. In the US, as of 16/10, 45% of the US corn crop had been harvested compared to an average of 40% at that date (2017-2021). The rains forecast for this week in the central Corn Belt should break the dry… Read more »

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Corn Market 319

WORLD: Brazilian maize for China From 30/09 to 07/10, the price of the December delivery in Chicago gained $2/t to reach $271/t. The week was marked by new tensions around the Ukrainian maritime corridor (see Europe section). In the US, as of 09/10, 31% of American corn had been harvested, compared with an average of… Read more »

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Corn Market 318

WORLD: US exports disrupted From 30/09 to 07/10, the price of December delivery in Chicago rose by $ 2/t to $ 269/t. In the US, as of 02/10, 20% of American corn had been harvested, compared with an average of 22% at that date (2017-2021). The Mississippi River is currently very low due to the… Read more »

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Corn Market 315

WORLD: Harvesting begins in the Corn Belt From 09/09 to 16/09, the price of the December delivery in Chicago lost $3/t to stand at $267/t. Agricultural commodity prices lost ground last week, despite a bullish USDA report for corn, due to market fears ahead of US Federal Bank rate hikes in late September. In the… Read more »

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