Closing at 4:30 pm (Brasília time), this Monday (25th), the March contract jumped 11.00 points and 2.04% on the Chicago Stock Exchange (CBOT), traded at US$ cents 511.50 / bushel . May advanced 11.25 points and 2.24%, at $ cents 514.25 / bushel. Expirations were marked by technical moves to adjust positions and market optimism about global coronavirus vaccination, despite the favorable climate in South America. In addition, cereal shipments 2020/21 in the United States totaled 1.391 million tons in session closed on 21 January. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) also pointed out that the result was 52% higher than the 915,000 t in the previous week, but was 6.3% below the projected weekly average of 1.485 million t.
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