At the close at 4:30 pm (Brasília time), this Monday (26th), the May contract registered a jump of 25 points and 3.81% on the Chicago Stock Exchange (CBOT), traded at US$ cents 680.50 / bushel , renewing maxims. While July rose 25 points and 3.95%, to $ cents 657.50 / bushel.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported today that corn shipments from the country reached 1.951 million tonnes in the week ending April 22. The result was 38.7% above the weekly average of 1.406m tonnes projected by analysts. In addition, the market follows the intense cold that affects the main soybean and corn crops in the United States and is attentive to the control of the coronavirus pandemic in Europe.
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