{"id":1638,"date":"2011-09-09T17:58:13","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T17:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/brazilaes-export-corn-markets\/"},"modified":"2011-09-09T17:58:13","modified_gmt":"2011-09-09T17:58:13","slug":"brazilaes-export-corn-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/brazilaes-export-corn-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Export Corn Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brazil\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s corn exports for June, initially projected at 1 million metric tons (39.4 million bushels), ultimately totaled just 271,000 tons (10.7 million bushels), according to the latest report from U.S. Grains Council representative Alfredo Navarro.<\/p>\n

The sharp drop is attributed to three factors: delays in harvest, high freight costs and long waiting lines that produced a shortage of berths at Brazil\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ports.
Navarro now expects Brazil\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s August shipments could total as much as 1.85 million tons (72.9 million bushels) as shipments catch up. That would set a new montly record.<\/p>\n

Brazil\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s corn exports over the past decade have varied from as low as 1 million tons (39.4 million bushels) in 2005 to a high of 10.9 million tons (429.5 million bushels) in 2007. <\/p>\n

Based on January-to-July shipments, Brazil\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s top export customers this year are Iran, Spain, Netherlands, Malaysia, Algeria, Morocco, Colombia, Indonesia, Portugal and Vietnam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Brazil\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s corn exports for June, initially projected at 1 million metric tons (39.4 million bushels), ultimately totaled just 271,000 tons (10.7 million bushels), according to the latest report from U.S. Grains Council representative Alfredo Navarro. The sharp drop is attributed to three factors: delays in harvest, high freight costs and long waiting lines that produced … <\/p>\n