Corn Market

WORLD : Lightening of the American balance sheet From 02/10 to 09/10, the Chicago December delivery price rose by $6 per tonne to reach $155.5 per tonne. Due to dry weather on the Corn Belt in recent weeks, harvesting is progressing. By 04/10, 25% of US maize had been harvested, a figure similar to the… Read more »

WORLD: Revision of US Stocks From 25/09 to 02/10, the Chicago December delivery price rose by $6 /t to $149/t. This increase is explained by the release of the USDA’s quarterly inventory report. The report sharply reduced US maize stocks. Stocks as of 1 September are estimated at 51 Mt, 11% below the figure expected… Read more »

WORLD : Lower prices in Chicago From 18/09 to 25/09, the Chicago December delivery price fell by $5/t to $144/t. This decline in price follows the broader dynamics of the commodity and securities markets across the Atlantic, driven by fears of a second wave of the epidemic. Maize is also being penalised by the strengthening… Read more »

WORLD: Uncertainties on Chinese demand From 11/09 to 18/09, Chicago December delivery prices gained $4 per tonne. Following the soybean trend, US maize prices are being driven by Chinese demand. Thus, a sale of 210 Kt was again announced this week for the country. In total, for this crop year, China has committed to just… Read more »

WORLD : Downward revision of US yields From September 4 to September 11, Chicago December delivery prices gained $4 per ton. Indeed, the USDA in its September report, compared to the previous month, revised its yield projection downwards by 2 CwT/ha. It is now 112 CwT/ha. This is explained by taking into account the drought… Read more »

WORLD : Drought in South America From 28/08 to 04/09, prices for the December delivery in Chicago remained relatively stable ($141/t). US prices should not vary too much this week due to the closing of the markets on Monday and the expectation of the USDA’s monthly report on Friday. The latter should notably revise US… Read more »