SAFRAS CTDI Brazilian Soybean Index is a Brazilian soybean price index collected by SAFRAS & Mercado and calculated by CTD Indices, a leading index construction company in Asia and whose methodology and compliance follow the rigorous international standards established by the IOSCO Principles , for example how indices for other world-renowned markets such as the FED and FTSE Russell Index are calculated. This new index represents the variation in consolidated soybean prices in the interior of Brazil, taking as a reference the main marketing regions at a national level, and represents a strong added value for all those who need an accurate benchmark to monitor price fluctuations in this region. commodity.

The SAFRAS CTDI Brazilian Soybean Index is an instrument that guides producers, storage companies, cooperatives, trading companies, industries and all other participants in the production and export chain, in relation to the real level of commercialization prices. Furthermore, the index can be a great ally for investments, as it guides financial market professionals in the construction of ETFs (Exchange-traded funds) related to it. The index offers practicality and security for reference monitoring of Brazilian soybean prices and their impacts on the global grain market.

The SAFRAS CTDI Brazilian Soybean Index is represented on a base of 100, that is, it was worth 100 points on the start date of its calculation on January 4, 2016. Currently, the index can be viewed on the SAFRAS Platform through a historical graph with daily quotes of the last 5 years. Annually, the index undergoes revisions of the price capture locations and their respective weights in the calculation. The price capture unit is Reais (R$) per 60-kilo bag, purchase basis (bid).