World corn production revised down slightly

Published 2024년 2월 8일

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The USDA has lowered its estimate for yellow grain production to 943.73 million tonnes, largely due to a decrease in Brazilian production, which could potentially position the United States as a leading corn exporter. Despite stable corn production in Ukraine, its export capacity has risen. The USDA has also increased its assessment of global soya stocks, but lowered its estimate for Brazilian soybean production. While global wheat production has been revised upwards, world stocks have slightly decreased.
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The USDA, in the latest edition of its monthly Wasde report, estimates that production of yellow grain will amount to 943.73 million tonnes (without China) instead of 946.89 million so far. This reduction is mainly due to a clear reduction in Brazilian production (- 3 million tonnes). Brazil's export capacities are weakened, now amounting to 52 million tonnes instead of 54 million. “This places the United States potentially in a leading position in exports” for corn (53.34 million tonnes), commented Gautier Le Molgat, CEO of Argus Media France. If Ukraine's corn production is estimated stable at 30.50 million tonnes, its export capacity increases by two million tonnes, to 23 million. This improvement in Ukraine's exports is also visible for wheat, with the country's export capacity increasing to 15 million tonnes (+1 million), according to the USDA. “This shows that the corridor for exports works” from the Black Sea, underlined Gautier Le Molgat. Corn prices, which remained ...
Source: TerreNet

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