The USDA’s latest crop progress report indicates strong advancement in the harvest of major crops, with corn and soybeans making significant strides.

The managing director of CANAMI highlighted Mexico’s growing dependence on corn imports due to reduced self-sufficiency, exacerbated by drought impacts on production.

India’s corn consumption could spike in 2025 amid expectations that the government may hike its ethanol mandate and force increased use of the grain, trade sources told Fastmarkets in the week to Friday October 11

Argentina’s total production of grains and oilseeds in the 2024-25 season is projected to increase 9.3% from the previous year’s crop, according to the Rosario Grain Exchange (BCR)

Amidst economic shifts, Ukraine’s grain export volumes fell by 165,000 tonnes to 682,000 tonnes in the week leading to September 19, according to the State Customs Service’s latest data

Sales of Argentine soybeans, corn and wheat for the 2023/24 marketing year fell in the week to September 11, according to data released by Argentina’s agriculture secretariat on Wednesday September 18

The USDA’s latest report shows US corn crop ratings at 65% in good-to-excellent condition, surpassing analyst expectations, while soybean ratings slightly declined.

Fastmarkets senior analyst, Anthony Speight, explores critical factors affecting corn supply chain efficiency and market volatility, to answer some of the most pressing questions amongst corn market traders today

French soft wheat conditions declined by 1 percentage point in the week to August 12, according to a weekly report released by farm agency FranceAgriMer on Friday August 16.