Brazilian soybean exports in June slow down pace and are below 2020 – Secex

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The average daily shipment of soybeans from Brazil slowed, reaching 582,000 tons by the third week of June, a volume already below the 606,740 tons per day of the same month last year, federal government data showed Monday.

By the previous week, the world’s largest producer and exporter of the oilseed shipped 637,560 tons per day, still exceeding the June 2020 average, said the Secretariat of Foreign Trade (Secex).

On the other hand, oil recorded strong exports, 450,900 tons per day, compared to 259,400 in the same month last year.

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