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The futures contracts of corn traded on the Chicago Stock Exchange rose to a high of more than three months this Monday (30), with news about the huge stocks of US cereal, which were still below market expectations.
Corn stocks stood at 1.76 billion bushels as of Sept. 1, up 29% from a year earlier and hitting a four-year high, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a quarterly report released Monday. fair.
But analysts were expecting 1.844 billion bushels of corn, according to a Reuters poll.
Market analysts said the USDA report appears to reflect stronger-than-expected grain demand, including recent corn export demand from Mexico.
“I think in the big picture, corn ending stocks are getting smaller, not bigger. So that means the balance is back to the upside rather than the downside,” said Don Roose, president of US Commodities Inc. in West Des Moines, Iowa.
CBOT's most active corn closed up 6.75 cents, at $4.2475 a bushel. At the start of the session, the contract reached $4.2775 per bushel, the highest price since June 28.
September quarterly grain stockpile estimates and USDA reports were expected to show some of the highest U.S. stocks in four years. But the September inventory forecast report often surprises markets.
The futures of wheat on CBOT ended up 4 cents at $5.84 a bushel amid ongoing concerns about bad weather hurting global production and after the USDA cut U.S. wheat production from its previous forecast. according to market analysts.
Soybean futures had a volatile trading day after the USDA reported that September 1 soybean stocks hit a four-year high. But, like corn, soybean stocks fell below commercial expectations.
A military closed down 8.75 cents, at $10.57 per bushel. Soybeans hit their highest price in two months on Friday as Hurricane Helene damaged crops and infrastructure in the US Gulf Coast region.