After registering significant advances throughout the first quarter and reaching record levels, the prices of black beans and carioca beans began April in decline, according to data from Cepea/CNA. While the limited supply sustained prices in the first three months of the year, the retraction of demand began to exert pressure in recent weeks. Researchers from Cepea indicate that, in this context, the market is seeking a new equilibrium, influenced by the slow transmission of prices between the industry and retail and the transition to the second crop, especially in the face of climatic uncertainties in the South of the country. On the external front, Brazilian exports of beans totaled 27,28 thousand tons in March, a volume 2.4% higher than that of February and 51.3% higher ...