Trade Talk

January 10, 2024

Pietro Schisler on the Brazilian market/
“Soybean difficulties may present an opportunity for pulses”

Pietro Schisler on the Brazilian market: Pietro Schisler on the Brazilian market / “Soybean difficulties may present an opportunity for pulses”

Luke Wilkinson

Head Writer

At a glance


  • “In the last year, we’ve focused on the domestic market rather than exports. Domestic prices have skyrocketed by anywhere between 30%-50%”
  • “Farmers are beginning to prefer to plant soybeans in the first crop and keep pulses back for the second ‘safrinha’ crop – somewhere between 2-5% of farmers are already making this shift.”
  • “In 2021, Brazil exported 81,000 MT of green mung beans, then in 2022 we exported 45,000 MT. In 2023, the number dropped all the way down to 14,000 MT as a result of changes in the business landscape.”

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