The president of the Brazilian Association of Soybean Producers (Aprosoja Brasil), Bartolomeu Braz Pereira, pointed out, in a “live” promoted by Datagro on Tuesday 28, that agribusiness “has not stopped” with the new coronavirus and that Brazilian producers are finishing harvesting soybeans and handling the off-season corn. According to him, the drop in diesel prices, which reached 30% in some regions, had the positive effect of reducing the cost of the operation, since the fuel is widely used in agricultural machinery, and freight. On the other hand, the dollar strengthened against the real raises the price of fertilizers, which are largely imported. “We are trying to balance this at the moment, taking advantage of the high dollar to do business. We have sought to guide producers to engage in future business, even to ensure that we will have markets and plant the next harvest,” he said.
Source: Revista Globo Rural