The Brazilian soybean market kept prices low as agents await reports from the United States Department of Agriculture, with some hope of an increase in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Soybean futures contracts closed with higher prices on the Chicago Board of Trade ahead of the USDA report, with expectations for a reduction in American stocks and soybean harvest. North American quarterly soybean stocks are expected to be below the previous year's number, with net soybean exports below analyst expectations.