In effect the first bean harvest was up 15.5%, an additional one million tons. As to cotton, another crop in which Brazil outstands globally, Conab expects an area increase of 3.2% over the ...
He noted that sugarcane plants were draining water resources essential for cotton crop, which was contributing to increased humidity in the whole cotton cultivation area. The high humidity ...
He believes it is linked to spraying nearby cotton crops with a defoliant for harvest. "As soon as the cotton defoliation goes on, the peppercorn drops most of its leaves a day or two after and ...