Trade & Commodities · BS Agrícola

Brazil to the World.
Physical, Since 1981.

BS Agrícola intermediates physical agricultural commodities out of Brazil and fertilisers into it. Setti Group handles counterparty review, structure and the Gulf side of the conversation.

Market Panel

Where the Numbers Are Today.

Futures are previous-day settlements from CME/ICE, with the change against the prior session. Fertiliser benchmarks are World Bank monthly averages, with the change against the prior month. Prices can be shown in USD, BRL, EUR or AED using the panel’s own FX rates; changes are always measured in USD. None of this is an offer or advice.

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Grains & softs · CME / ICE

Corn USD / bushel
Soybeans USD / bushel
Soybean meal USD / short ton
Wheat USD / bushel
Sugar #11 USD cents / lb
Coffee C USD cents / lb
Cotton #2 USD cents / lb

FX & gold · ECB / CBUAE / COMEX

USD / BRL ECB reference rate
USD / EUR ECB reference rate
USD / AED official CBUAE peg
Gold USD / troy oz · COMEX

Fertilisers · World Bank monthly benchmark

Urea USD / t · bulk, FOB Black Sea
DAP USD / t · FOB US Gulf
Potassium chloride USD / t · FOB Vancouver
TSP USD / t · FOB Tunisia

Sources: grains and softs: CME Group and ICE previous-day settlements, via API Ninjas · gold: COMEX previous-day settlement, via API Ninjas · USD/BRL and USD/EUR: European Central Bank euro reference rates, via Frankfurter · USD/AED: official Central Bank of the UAE peg (3.6725) · fertilisers: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), licensed CC BY 4.0. Currency conversion uses these same rates. Reference prices, delayed; not an offer, not advice, not for redistribution.

What We Trade

Two Directions, One Desk.

Out of Brazil

Agricultural origination from Brazilian producers and cooperatives for buyers in the Gulf, North Africa and Asia. Specification, sampling and logistics agreed before a single tonne moves.

SoybeansCornSugarCoffeeCottonMeat & poultry

Into Brazil

Fertiliser sourcing for the Brazilian market (urea first, then phosphates and potash) from Middle East and North African producers, with counterparty review on both ends.

UreaDAP / MAPPotashNPKSulphur

Structure

FOB, CFR and CIF. LC at sight or confirmed; escrow on first trades.

Counterparties

KYC on both sides before quoting. We walk away from deals that do not pass it.

Our role

Intermediation and structure. We are not the producer and we are not the ship.

How a Deal Works

Five Steps. No Shortcuts.

Most physical deals that fail, fail at step two. We would rather lose a trade than skip it.

  1. 1

    Enquiry

    Product, spec, volume, incoterm, port and timing. One message is enough to start.

  2. 2

    Counterparty check

    Company documents and track record on both sides. Nothing is quoted before this clears.

  3. 3

    Indication

    A dated, indicative price with the structure it assumes. Firm offers follow a signed intent.

  4. 4

    Contract & payment

    Sales contract, LC or escrow terms, inspection agency named.

  5. 5

    Execution

    Loading, inspection, documents and follow-through to discharge.

The Desk

Forty-Five Years in Physical Commodities.

Founding partner · BS Agrícola · Londrina, Brazil

Arildo Cecilio Setti Jr.

A commodities broker since 1981 and in Brazilian agribusiness since 1976. Grain origination across São Paulo, Goiás, Mato Grosso and the South; fertiliser-for-grain barter; export programmes above a million tonnes a year. Runs the physical side of every deal and works in Portuguese.

Contact in Portuguese LinkedIn
  • 2010–2024 · Intertrading Agronegócios: associate broker, physical soy, corn and meal, domestic and export
  • 2004–2010 · Granagro: partner, agribusiness consulting and brokerage, Mato Grosso
  • 2001–2004 · Agrenco Group: origination manager, Mato Grosso: over 1 Mt/yr of soy and corn for export
  • 1992–1998 · Comercial Quintella: commercial manager: origination, fertiliser barter, teams in five states, Tietê-Paraná waterway and Santos export
  • 1981–1992 · Kaufmann: commodities broker, soy and corn, SP · GO · MT · MS
  • 1976–1981 · Cofenorpa: coffee growers’ cooperative, North Paraná: finance, then buying from member producers
Trade Desk

Tell Us the Product, the Volume and the Port.

You will get a dated indication and a straight answer on whether we can do it, from the person who would run the deal.

arildo@bsagricola.com (PT)  ·  arildoneto@bsagricola.com (EN / ES)  ·  BS Agrícola · Londrina, Brazil  ·  Setti Group FZC · Sharjah, U.A.E.