At the close at 4:30 pm (Brasília time), this Tuesday (23), the May contract registered gains of 5.75 points and 0.41% on the Chicago Stock Exchange (CBOT), traded at US$ cents 1423.25 / bushel. July rose 7.25 points and 0.52%, at $ cents 1411.25 / bushel. The maturities were marked by significant gains in soybean oil, common wheat and a slight increase in corn, traded on CBOT. Despite the attention to the favorable climate for crops in Brazil and the growth of the spread of the coronavirus in the world. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported yesterday (22) that shipments of the country's oilseed totaled 489,000 tonnes in the week ended March 18. The result was below 549 thousand t in the previous week, but 54.7% above the projected weekly average of 316 thousand t.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.