The scenario in Rio Grande do Sul combines financial difficulties with a drop in quotations, according to TF Agroeconômica. "For payment in November, with delivery in October, the prices at the port were reported at R$ 140.00/sc weekly, while in the interior the references were around R$ 130.00/sc weekly in Cruz Alta, Passo Fundo, Santa Rosa, and São Luiz, all with settlement scheduled for 30/10. Already in Panambi, the physical market showed a sharper drop, with the price of stone falling to R$ 120.00/sc, signaling greater local resistance to the buying pace," comments