Deforestation threatens again: “It’s like drying ice”
The columns of smoke over Apuí, in the south of Amazonas, can be seen a few kilometers away, amid the dense green of the Amazon rainforest, in a sign that fires and deforestation have once again dominated the region. Signs of the devastation caused by the fire are all over the city, from trucks […]
Soy continues to decline in the US
The price of soybeans on the Chicago Grain Exchange recorded a drop of 1.50 cents in the November/17 contract on Monday (21.08), closing at US$ 9.3625 per bushel. The other highlighted commodity maturities on the CBOT also closed the session with devaluations between 0.75 and 5.00 points.
Lower demand and drop in chicken carcass prices
The chicken market is already showing a slowdown in sales due to the start of the second half of the month. On farms in São Paulo, despite the market continuing to move sideways, with prices stable since the end of March at R$2.50/kg, there are already situations with payments below the reference.
