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Frost damages nearly fifth of Brazil sugar cane crop: analyst
2013-07-31 23:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Last week's frosts in southern Brazil damaged nearly a fifth of the unharvested cane crop in the principal growing region, an event likely to cut sugar exports from the world's largest producer, agriculture research company Datagro said Wednesday. Severe early morning frosts on July 24 and 25 in three of Brazil's top sugar-cane states devastated large areas, Datagro President Plinio Nastari told Reuters. The cold blight comes at the peak the crushing season when more than half of Brazil's expected...
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