Investors in the US corn and soybean markets trimmed shorts while amassing longs in the week to Tuesday January 14, pushing the corn net long to the highest-level since May 2022 and moving soybeans from a net short to a net long for the first time in more than a year, data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) showed late on Friday January 17.

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The French corn harvest advanced by 7 percentage points in the week to Monday November 25, with 89% of the total planted area now harvested, according to the latest weekly report from FranceAgriMer.

Argentina’s soybean sowing area estimate for the 2024-25 crop was raised by 0.6%, to 17.9 million hectares, while the wheat output was projected at 17.6 million tonnes, the country's Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (SagyP) monthly report showed on Thursday November 21.

The USDA's latest report shows that the US corn and soybean harvests have exceeded market expectations

Speculators in the US corn market cut short positions, helping send the net short to the highest level since August 2023, while adding shorts in soybean and wheat contracts in the week to Tuesday October 29, data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) showed late on Friday November 1.

Canada's grain and oilseed exports fell 38%, with significant declines in wheat and canola, despite strong soybean exports, according to the Canadian Grain Commission

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

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)