Freight tariffs have led to delays in the delivery of inputs to rural producers. Some farmers even stopped investing in soil correction of crops. Those who persisted, are seeing the products arrive just now. The delay is driven by freight tariffs, which raised the price of services and caused many shipments to be held, waiting for a drop in prices that did not occur. For the harvest that is starting, the rural producer will not be able to escape the minimum prices of freights, but the industry expects that the Federal Supreme Court considers the practice unconstitutional, so that the commercialization of the grains will not be harmed as well. According to Aprosoja Paraná, inventories of passage of the last harvest are still at similar level to the same period last year. The trend is that the sale of production in the futures market will be impacted, as some producers stop buying inputs and may be compromised productivity. While the tabulation is still in effect, the rural producer pays the most expensive shipping value. But at least it has managed to offset part of the loss by selling the sack at competitive prices. “The international market, due to this trade war between China and the US, improved the premiums in Brazil, precisely as demand was transferred from the US to Brazil. This partly compensates slightly for the increase in freight costs”, says producer Botelho.
Src.: Projeto Soja Brasil