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From January to December 2024, Brazil exported 39.783 million tons of corn, according to data consolidated by Secex (Secretariat of Foreign Trade). This volume was 28.8% lower than the 55.898 million tons recorded throughout 2023, a record year for the country, which became the world's largest exporter of the grain in the period. “Compared to 2023, the volumes of corn shipped from Brazil were significantly lower in 2024. Among the factors for this decrease are the lower Brazilian production in the year between 122 and 123 million tons compared to more than 132 million in 2023 and the growing domestic demand from both the animal protein and ethanol sectors, which alone should consume 17.7 million tons in 2024”, explains the Grains and Projects Consultant at Agrifatto, Stefan Podsclan. “The reduction in 2024 compared to 2023 was around 30%, but even so, it is an interesting value, there was no shortage of corn in the domestic market and stocks remained stable”, adds João Vitor ...

Brazil, the world's largest soybean exporter, saw a reduction in export volumes in 2024 compared to 2023's record highs.

Chicago soybean prices eased from two-week highs on Friday as a record crop in Brazil weighed on the market, while wheat fell as operators adjusted their position in year-end trading and was still pressured by a strong dollar. Corn prices also slipped. The most-active soybeans on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) shed 0.3% to $9.94 a bushel by 1215 GMT. The CBOT wheat contract fell 0.4% to $5.38-3/4 a bushel. CBOT corn dropped 0.3% to $4.52-1/2 a bushel. “The strength of the dollar, less than a month before the inauguration of the new American president, remains a factor of pressure on wheat prices, which are mechanically adjusting in order to remain attractive in the face of the arrival of new harvests from the southern hemisphere on the international scene,” Argus’ agriculture consultancy Agritel said in a note. However, strong demand illustrated by Algeria’s hefty purchase this week was supportive. Algeria’s state grains agency OAIC is believed to have purchased an estimated 1.