France sees corn crop down 35% to 9.0 million MT as heat and drought squeeze grain markets
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Grain markets face mixed cross-currents: improved U.S. Corn Belt rainfall forecasts reduce near-term weather premium, while a weaker DXY supports commodity pricing. Europe's heat and drought are cutting French corn output, and Black Sea logistics risks could materially constrain Ukraine's future exports, tightening global supply expectations. U.S. demand signals are firming via higher ethanol usage and stronger soybean crush, but U.S.-China political risk remains a key uncertainty for soy trade flows.
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France’s farm ministry said the country’s corn crop is expected to fall 35% to 9.0 million metric tons, the lowest since at least 1980, after a heat wave and drought damaged fields. U.S. Department of Agriculture data show June corn use for fuel alcohol totaled 466.7 million bushels, up 4.5% from a year earlier, while the ethanol blend rate in U.S. gasoline hit a record 11.29% in May as higher oil prices boosted biofuel demand. The USDA also reported June soybean crush at 6.53 million tons, up from both the prior month and a year earlier. Ukraine’s agriculture ministry warned grain exports could drop to 29.6 million metric tons from 64.4 million metric tons in the 2026-27 marketing years if port operations are not regular.
