date:Apr 08, 2014
prices would be a further discouragement to planting. Agroconsult does extensive field work across Brazil, and Pessoa said this was one of the most difficult years on record to formulate forecasts due to the wide variety of pests and climate differences. Drought struck south-eastern Brazil, knocking some 2 million tonnes off Parana state's soya crop, at the same time heavy rains held up planting in the center-west.