Paraguay exports half of the second-season corn and anticipates sales for 2026

Even with a record harvest in the United States, the final corn stocks were reduced due to increased exports. In Paraguay, half of the second corn crop has already been exported and part of the 2026 production is sold in advance. According to the International Center for Economic Analysis and Agricultural Market Studies (CEEMA), the final corn stocks in the U.S. are expected to end 2025/26 at 51.5 million tons. The harvest was maintained at 425.5 million, but exports were raised to 81.3 million tons, which reduced the volumes stored in the country. The global production was revised to 1.283 billion tons, with final stocks of 279.2 million. The global market closely follows the USDA data and weather conditions in South America, which can further impact international availability. In Paraguay, the marketing of the second corn crop reached 90%, with 2.3 million tons already exported by October. The lack of storage infrastructure, such as silos, forces producers to sell the grain soon ...