Conab carries out a new stage of inventory inspection

Until August 18, the states of Goiás, Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Distrito Federal will receive technicians from the National Supply Company (Conab) to inspect public and private stocks. In this sixth stage, it is expected to inspect 96.431 tons of products in 44 warehouses. In Minas Gerais and Santa Catarina, there will also be registration of new warehouses.

The products inspected are rice, beans, Arabica coffee, corn, cassava flour, wheat and manufactured products. Inspectors will observe, among other aspects, the storage and conservation conditions and the quantity of grains stored.

In the previous stages, 314 warehouses located in all states of the federation were inspected. During inspections, Conab technicians inspected approximately 2,2 million tons of products and recorded losses of a thousand tons of coffee and corn due to moisture loss and technical breakdown and diversions of 2,49 thousand tons of corn.

If any loss is identified, the storage companies will have to compensate the Company. In the case of deviations, the irregularity is reported to the Public Ministry and the Federal Police. Furthermore, the storage company is unable to operate with the Company for two years and must return the initial stock in cash or product.

Option contract - Along with the scheduled sixth stage, the Inventory Inspection Superintendence will carry out an inspection of 215.757 tons of corn, in Mato Grosso, to build up stocks under a sales options contract.