date:May 26, 2016
racts of corn. Nine cities have declared a state of emergency claiming the drought, and the Association of Soybean Producers of Gois (Aprosoja-GO) has requested that a state of emergency be declared for the whole state.
Previously, a record winter corn harvest had been forecast with 8.2 million tons, well above the 7.6 million tons produced last harvest. Factoring in the losses to drought, the Aprosoja-GO now estimates production of 5.2 million tons at best.
In Mato Grosso, production losses a