At the close at 4:30 pm (Brasília time), this Friday (19th), the May contract jumped 11.25 points and 2.06% on the Chicago Stock Exchange (CBOT), traded at US$ cents 557.75 / bushel . July rose 8.50 points and 1.60%, at $ cents 538.75 / bushel. The last session of the week was motivated by information from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) that a new sale of 800 thousand tons of cereal 2020/21 was made to China, which accumulated purchases of 3.876 million tons of corn this week. In addition, the soybean spot jumped 24 points and WTI oil was gaining strength with an increase of more than 2% on the New York Stock Exchange amid global economic expectations with the vaccination against coronavirus. The use of the AstraZeneca / Oxford immunizer in Europe was again released in France, Germany, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Italy after suspension for analysis of reactions in vaccinated patients.
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