Corn market 333 WORLD: Chinese purchases in the US From 27/01 to 03/02, prices for the March delivery in Chicago fell by about $3/t to $266/t. In spite of the good weekly figures of the American demand, the prices in Chicago have slightly decreased. Analysts will be watching closely this week for the release of the USDA’s monthly… Read more » Download
Corn market 332 WORLD: Rainfall in South America From 20/01 to 27/01, prices for the March delivery in Chicago gained about $3/t to stand at $269/t. American maize prices were driven up by good export figures and by positive publications on economic growth in the United States. In the US, export contracts reached 910 Kt last week, at… Read more » Download
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 » Download
Corn market 330 WORLD: Bullish USDA report From 06/01 to 13/01, the price of the March delivery in Chicago gained $7/t to stand at $264/t. American prices have thus erased part of their last losses thanks to a bullish monthly report from the USDA for corn. The US market is closed on Monday for Martin Luther King Day…. Read more » Download
Corn market 329 WORLD: Strong volatility in Chicago From 30/12 to 06/01, the price of the March 2023 delivery in Chicago fell by almost $9/t to $257/t. American prices thus gave up most of the gains made at the end of the year. This high volatility is linked to the reopening of the American market on 3 January… Read more » Download
Corn market 328 WORLD: Health policy change in China From 15/12 to 30/12, the price of the March 2023 delivery in Chicago gained $11/t to stand at $267/t. After losing ground from the beginning of November to mid-December, returning to their level of the beginning of March, American corn prices rebounded at the end of the year under… Read more » Download