At 2:32 pm (Brasília time), this Monday (15th), the May soybean contract registered an increase of 7 points and 0.50% on the Chicago Stock Exchange (CBOT), traded at US$ cents 1420.50 / bushel . July was up 7.25 points and 0.55%, at $ cents 1410.25 / bushel. Maturities are on the positive side this afternoon, influenced by technical adjustments in positions after losses of 1.3% in the last week and expectations of recovery in global demand with vaccination against coronavirus. In addition, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced that shipments of the country's oilseed reached 519,000 tonnes in the week ended March 11, 59.6% above the weekly average of 325 mln. tons projected for the 2020/21 harvest.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.