Corn: producer must "do the math"

Brazil is partially managing to circumvent its corn export problem, reflecting a scenario of greater dynamism in external sales. The analysis by TF Agroeconômica points out that the latest data from the National Association of Cereal Exporters (ANEC) are relatively encouraging, although the volume exported in the year remains below that of the previous year, even in the face of a larger harvest, which implies a greater need for outflow. In the domestic market, part of the corn that does not go abroad ends up pressuring domestic prices, but this impact has been moderated: prices have risen about 2.94% this month and are expected to continue rising, driven by the good demand from the corn ethanol and beef and pork industries, as well as the resumption of poultry exports. As for recommendations, TF Agroeconômica advises the producer to "do the math": recent calculations indicate that, in the interior of Paraná, prices should be around R$ 59.60/sack and in the interior of Rio Grande ...