Brazil Farmers Eye Second Soy Crop

Experts Fear Insect, Disease Consequences of Double-Cropping Soy

Some farmers in Mato Grosso, Brazil, plan to plant a second crop of soybeans immediately after the first in January and February. (DTN file photo)
Farmers in Mato Grosso, Brazil's top farm state, plan to plant a second crop of soybeans immediately after the first in January and February. Specialists estimate 1 million acres or more could be planted but fear the phytosanitary consequences.

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