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The FAO cereal price index stood at an average of 107.4 points in June, which is 1.6 points (1.5%) below the value recorded in May and 7.8 points (6.8%) below the value recorded a year ago. World corn prices fell sharply for the second consecutive month, as a result of the seasonal increase in supply in Argentina and Brazil, which intensified competition among the main exporting countries. In June, world sorghum and barley prices also decreased. On the other hand, despite the impact of the harvest in the Northern Hemisphere, international wheat prices increased compared to the previous month, mainly due to concerns about weather conditions in some of the main producing areas, such as the Russian Federation and parts of the United States of America and the European Union (EU). The FAO price index for all types of rice fell 0.8%, due to weakening demand for indica rice varieties.

The city of San Lorenzo, Argentina’s biggest grain hub on the banks of the Parana River, is preparing to send a major cargo to China: the first ever shipment of about 30,000 tonnes of soybean meal from the world’s biggest animal feed exporter. The shipment, reported by Reuters on Monday, has sent waves through the

US grains trading group Bunge has chartered 30,000 metric tons of Argentine soybean meal cargo destined for China, data showed, marking the first such soymeal cargo since Beijing approved Argentine imports in 2019. Argentina is the world's largest exporter of soybean meal. China, meanwhile, is the world's largest importer of soybeans, though does not typically buy soybean