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World corn glut as Matto Grosso in Brazil doubles crop over last year

Friday, June 22nd 2012 - 07:49 UTC
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The rich farmland state expects a “super sized” harvest of 13.1 million tons The rich farmland state expects a “super sized” harvest of 13.1 million tons

Corn fell in Chicago on concern a record harvest in Brazil’s Mato Grosso state may add to a supply glut and on speculation slowing US economic growth will cut demand for grain used to make ethanol.

Mato Grosso’s second-season corn crop is expected to be “super-sized,” climbing to 13.1 million metric tons from 6.9 million tons in 2010-11, Soybean & Corn Advisor wrote June 19. World stockpiles are expected to reach the highest level in more than a decade in 2012-13 on a record crop in the US, the country’s Department of Agriculture estimates.

“Brazil is expecting a record corn crop of its own this season,” Dave Norris, an independent grain trader from Harrogate, England, wrote in a market comment. “Theirs is on the market now, with local reports suggesting a really good second crop is on the cards.”

Weaker growth in the US has curbed demand for fuel. Crude oil reached an eight-month low on Thursday after the country’s stockpiles unexpectedly climbed to the highest in 22 years. About a third of the US corn harvest is used to produce ethanol that’s blended into gasoline.

US ethanol inventories had a 2.5% weekly gain in the week to June 15, according to the Energy Department.
 

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  • Pheel

    Expect a remarkable bad corn and soybean crop in USA for this year.

    Jun 22nd, 2012 - 01:05 pm 0
  • Englander

    Well done Brazil!!
    Cheap food is here to stay.

    Jun 22nd, 2012 - 03:18 pm 0
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