Frequent and expressive rains continue to be recorded in most of the regions monitored by Cepea. This context limits the supply of cassava root to the starch and flour industries. Even so, cassava prices retreated last week. According to Cepea researchers, the pressure came from the greater need of producers for commercialization and the lower liquidity in the starch market.
And the growing interest of cassava growers in trading the root, in turn, is due to the still attractive prices and the gradual increase in the starch content of the roots. The need to release ...