Soybean business starts December at a slow pace

Negotiations involving soybeans and derivatives are at a slow pace at the beginning of December. This is what the surveys from the Center for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics (Cepea) indicate. According to researchers, the limiting factor for negotiations was the disparity between the prices offered by buyers and the requests by sellers. While most consumers are stocked up and waiting for a drop in prices, many producers are capitalized and not very willing to offer new lots in the spot market. These soybean growers are focused on field activities and concerned about potential losses in productivity, especially in ...