“…Uncertainties are characterized by the physical market, on the spot and in the forward markets, through hedge operation on the stock exchange, such as the B3 in São Paulo, Brazil, and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) in the US. Motter (2001), Marques & Aguiar (2004), Mendes (2007), Mendes & Batista (2008), Maia & Aguiar (2010), Zavaglia, Mastella & Kloeckner (2011), Lorenzetti & Leismann (2018), Oliveira Junior et al (2018) underscore forward contracts as agricultural commercialization strategies to reduce risks inherent to business. According to these authors, although most Brazilian producers have greatly difficult in the above factors, it is an available option as an operation by which the producer reduces market risks.…”