Bean market maintains firmness despite few deals

The bean market registered the start of Wednesday marked by low movement, but without loss of price firmness. In different regions monitored by the Brazilian Institute of Beans and Pulses (Ibrafe), the references for carioca beans continue to show punctual fluctuations, while Minas Gerais remains one of the areas of greatest selectivity by the producer. Consultancies point out that, in the state, carioca beans grade 8 remain around R$ 215 per sack, and grade 8.5 remains stable at around R$ 230, with buyers giving in when seeking lots of better quality. The data also show distinct variations among the main marketplaces. For carioca beans grades 9 to 10, regions such as Itapeva and Eastern Goiás registered moderate daily drops, while Barreiras had a slight increase. For grades between 8 and 8.5, there were advances in areas such as Eastern Goiás and declines in others, such as Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Paranaíba. For black beans, the references presented discrete adjustments ...