The corn market has a week of adjustments and mixed signals

On B3, the shorter contracts ended under pressure, following the drop in quotations in Chicago and the slowdown in negotiations typical of the end and beginning of the year. The longer maturities, however, registered gains, sustained by concern over the planting window for the second corn crop and the appreciation of the dollar observed in recent weeks. The Cepea index showed a daily increase of 0.22%, although it accumulated a slight decrease of 0.06% for the week. In the same period, the dollar advanced 2.19%. The FOB price in Brazil showed recovery at the close of Friday, but still accumulated a loss of 1.32% in the weekly comparison. Among the futures contracts traded on B3, the January 2026 maturity closed at R$ 70.95, with a daily decrease of R$ 0.22 and a weekly decline of R$ 0.96. The March 2026 contract closed at R$ 75.57, practically stable on the day, but with a weekly increase of R$ 0.69. May 2026 closed at R$ 74.89, with a slight daily increase and a weekly gain of R$ ...