Contemplating the Brazilian dilemma: Abundant grain/inadequate storage
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - 16:31
in Earth & Climate
Tropical climates that allow for year-round farming would seem to be a tremendous economic advantage, but for corn and soybean farmers in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso it also poses a problem—an abundance of grain followed by about a 10 percent postharvest loss, partially due to a lack of storage.