Prices of commodities, primary commodities with international prices, rose in February, reports Agência Brasil. The Commodities Index Brazil (IC-Br), calculated monthly by the Central Bank (BC), registered a rise of 0.33%, in comparison with January. In the 12 months ending in February, the index recorded growth of 7.63% and, in the two months of the year, 1.25%.
The IC-Br is calculated based on the variation in reais of the prices of Brazilian commodities traded abroad. The BC notes the products that are relevant to the price dynamics in Brazil.
In February, the energy segment (oil, natural gas and coal) was the only one to register a drop (5.35%). In the case of metals (aluminum, iron ore, copper, tin, zinc, lead, nickel, gold and silver), there was a rise of 2.13%. The agricultural segment (beef, cotton, soybean oil, wheat, sugar, corn, coffee, rice, pork, cocoa and orange juice) increased by 1.72% in the month.
The CRB commodity index, calculated by the Commodity Research Bureau, rose 1.70 percent last month and 6.57 percent in 12 months.