Article: Drought affects Brazil.(News)(Brief Article)

BRAZIL'S Agriculture Minister Roberto Rodrigues warned March 28 that drought in the south and southwestern parts of the country may push this year's grain crop even lower than expected.

Brazil's National Commodities Corp. estimated this year's grain crop to be 119 million metric tons, a figure Rodrigues said may be tough to achieve.

The farm minister told a meeting in Rio de Janeiro that Brazil should harvest 56 mmt of soybeans this ...

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