Corn closes the week and month higher on B3 and in Chicago

The corn market on B3 ended the day with slight fluctuations, but registered gains both in the weekly and monthly totals, according to a survey by TF Agroeconômica. The consultancy pointed out that, despite the reduced variation in prices during the trading session, the monthly closing was positive in the Brazilian market. In detail, corn futures contracts closed mixed on this Friday. Among the maturities, November/25 ended at R$ 68.00, up R$ 0.29 on the day and R$ 0.81 for the week; January/26 closed at R$ 71.44, up R$ 0.32 on the day and R$ 0.76 for the week; while March/26 finished at R$ 73.67, up R$ 0.84 on the day and R$ 1.49 for the weekly total. In the physical market, despite a daily decline of 0.14%, the weekly total was positive at 0.75% and the monthly closing registered a gain of 2.94% (that is, R$ 1.94 for the Cepea Average). Abroad, on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), corn also closed the month and the week with a positive balance. The December contract registered ...