Corn futures prices operate with slight gains this Friday afternoon at CBOT, US

This Friday afternoon (27), corn futures references continue to work with light prices on the Chicago Stock Exchange (CBOT). At around 12:20 pm (Brasília time), the main contracts operate with drops of 2.25 to 2.75 points. The December/23 contract was up 2.50 points and traded at US$4.81 per bushel. The March/23 contract was worth US$4.96 per bushel with a gain of 2.75 points, while the May/24 contract was traded for US$5.04 with an increase of 2.75 points. July/24 had a value of US$ 5.10 with a gain of 2.75 points. According to information at Successful Farming, demand is supporting corn prices, as the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported earlier this week that Mexico purchased 117,200 tons from North American suppliers. “Mexico was the biggest buyer with 762.4 thousand tons, followed by Colombia with 241.9 thousand tons and Japan with 149.4 thousand tons. An unidentified country took 97,100 tons and Costa Rica purchased 64,300 tons of corn from the USA”, ...