Global tensions and fundamentals support Chicago grains **Note:** If there is more content to be translated, please provide the full text.

The international grain market started the trading session this Friday with positive movements in the main exchanges, reflecting geopolitical factors, supply and demand fundamentals, and technical adjustments by investors. According to information from TF Agroeconômica, wheat presented consistent support in quotations, while soybeans and corn advanced supported by technical purchases and updated data on crops in South America and the Northern Hemisphere. In wheat, futures contracts traded in Chicago registered moderate increases, influenced by the continuation of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine, which continue to overlap with diplomatic speeches. The market also reacted to the expectation of a reduction in the planted area of wheat in Russia in the next crop, lower than both the previous cycle and the one recorded in 2023. Another support factor was the performance of European Union exports, which were 2% below the volume of the same period of the past trade year, opening ...