At the close at 4:30 pm (Brasília time), this Thursday (18th), the March contract sank 8.75 points and 0.63% on the Chicago Stock Exchange (CBOT), traded at US$ cents 1375.00 / bushel . May was down 8.25 points and 0.60%, at $ cents 1376.50 / bushel. The penultimate session of the week is marked by market uncertainties about the limited supply of the United States amid advanced deals, shipments and production of soy, corn and wheat hampered by the extreme cold in the country's Midwest. The lack of news about Chinese demand and climate in South America is also on the radar. In addition to the first estimates of the US Department of Agriculture's 2021/22 (USDA) crop, which will be presented between today and tomorrow (19) at the Agricultural Outlook Forum.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.