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Brazil: Work in the cassava field has losses with drought

Cassava Starch
Cassava
Brazil
Published Aug 9, 2022

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The dry climate and higher temperatures this year are compromising soil moisture, limiting the progress of work in the field. According to information from the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet), in July, the accumulated volume of rainfall was up to 5 mm in cassava producing regions. Thus, planting and harvesting were interrupted in many areas, and the starch and flour industries continued to struggle to maintain crushing. According to Cepea employees, most of the starch factories were supplied in distant regions, even with higher transport costs. Thus, Cepea estimates point to a reduction of 14.6% in the crushing volume of the starch factories in the last week. In this scenario, prices continued to rise. The nominal term average of a ton of cassava put in starch was R$ 931.93 (R$ 1.6207 per gram of starch), 0.9% higher than the average for the previous period.

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The dry climate and higher temperatures this year are compromising soil moisture, limiting the progress of work in the field. According to information from the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet), in July, the accumulated volume of precipitation was up to 5 mm in cassava producing regions. Thus, planting and harvesting were interrupted in many areas, and the starch and flour industries continued to struggle to maintain crushing. According to Cepea employees, most of the starch factories were supplied in distant regions, even with higher transport costs. Thus, Cepea estimates point to a reduction of 14.6% in the crushing volume of the starch factories in the last week. In this scenario, prices continued to rise. The nominal term average of a ton of cassava put in starch was R$ 931.93 (R$ 1.6207 per gram of starch), 0.9% higher than the average for the ...
Source: Noticias
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