At the close at 4:30 pm (Brasília time), this Thursday (15th), the May contract registered a drop of 4 points and 0.67% on the Chicago Stock Exchange (CBOT), traded at US$ cents 590 / bushel . While July fell 2.75 points and 0.47%, to $ cents 576.75 / bushel. Longer prices registered gains. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported today that export sales records for corn from the country of the 2021/22 crop reached 53,000 tonnes in the week of April 8, well below the weekly average of 1,278 million tonnes projected. In the 2020/21 harvest, 328 thousand tons were registered, but of the total, 24 thousand tons destined for China were canceled. Pay attention also to the forecast of favorable climate for North American crops and the continued spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.