Jan 12, 2004 12:00 PM, Greg Lamp
Reports are in that soybean rust is already appearing in Brazilian fields. Unless treated with fungicides, farmers can lose up to 80% of their yields. Fungicides cost about $20/acre.
At press time, Mato Grosso farmers had already booked the necessary fungicides to fight it.
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