Weather in major exporting countries remains favorable for harvesting and sowing.

The weather generally favors producers in conducting field operations, thus minimally affecting markets and crop prices. After several weeks of dry and warm weather in the U.S. Midwest and Plains, the next week is expected to see a drop in temperatures and an increase in precipitation, which will aid the development of winter crops, although it will delay the corn harvest. Due to the government shutdown, the USDA is not providing crop harvest data in the U.S., but according to analysts, soybeans and corn have been harvested on over 70% and 60% of the areas, respectively, and the pace of winter crop sowing exceeds last year's. Recent rains have helped overcome drought in the Delta and the Midwest, but they have not been able to raise the water level in the Mississippi River, which continues to complicate navigation for the export of major grain volumes from the U.S. However, an increase in precipitation is expected next week. In Brazil, favorable weather for soybean sowing persists ...