Despite ongoing planting activities, producers are hesitant to sell first-cycle cassava roots, causing a market shortage and a need to replenish starch stocks. This has led to the average nominal forward price for a ton of starched cassava rising for the seventh consecutive week to R$485.89, or R$0.8450 per gram of starch, a 1.5% increase from the previous week. However, this price remains 34% lower in real terms compared to the same period last year, after adjusting for deflation by the IGP-DI.