Corn Market

WORLD : Decreased acreages in the USA Following last week’s USDA acreage report on major crops, U.S. prices reacted strongly. From 26/06 to 03/07, they gained $10/t to stand at $137/t on the July delivery. This report surprised analysts and operators by reducing the American corn acreage for the 2020/21 crop year by 2.3 Mha,… Read more »

WORLD : Rain brings prices down in Chicago From 19/06 to 26/06, the Chicago July delivery price dropped by $6/t to reach $125/t. They thus returned to their early May levels, close to the lowest prices reached during the coronavirus crisis. This drop in prices, in the context of a particularly heavy 2020/21 balance sheet,… Read more »

WORLD: Deteriorating growing conditions in the USA From 12/06 to 19/06, the Chicago July delivery price rose by $1 /t to $131/t. This increase can be explained by several factors. After a meeting with Chinese officials in Hawaii, R. Lightizer (U.S. Trade Representative) said he was optimistic that the Sino-American trade agreement would be respected… Read more »

WORLD : WORLD: Towards a 2nd wave of the epidemic? From 05/06 to 12/06, prices for the July delivery in Chicago remained relatively stable at $130/t. Ethanol consumption is now close to its pre-epidemic level (-12%). Compared to the previous week, ethanol production is up by 9% (to 836 thousand barrels/day) and stocks are down… Read more »

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 »

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 »