International Corn Market
19-Aug-2025 08:13 AM
International Corn Market
The USDA reported a private export sale of 124,000 MT of corn to unknown destinations for new crop shipment this morning.
The weekly Crop Progress report in the afternoon showed the US corn crop at 97% silking, with 72% in the dough stage, 1% behind normal. The crop was listed at 27% dented and 3% mature. Conditions slipped 1 point this week to 71% good/excellent, with the Brugler500 index at 382.
The annual ProFarmer Crop Tour began this morning, with early X (formerly Twitter) posts indicating mixed yields across the country. Results for Ohio and South Dakota are expected later this evening.
Export Inspections data showed 1.05 MMT (41.36 mbu) of corn shipped in the week ending August 14, down 30.99% from the prior week and 13.7% below the same week last year. Mexico was the top destination with 376,919 MT, followed by 173,622 MT to Japan and 132,555 MT to South Korea. Marketing year shipments have totaled 64.22 MMT (2.528 bbu), 28.03% higher year over year.
AgRural estimates the Brazilian second corn crop is 94% harvested in the central-south region, with 1.6% of the 2025/26 first crop planted.