After 3 days of frost in Brazil, the country has more losses in corn and sugarcane, coffee is less affected

by Roberto Machel SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Agricultural areas in Brazil were once again hit by frost this Thursday, for the third day in a row, with indications that corn and sugarcane crops suffered more from the effects of the cold, which hit coffee plantations to a lesser extent. , according to meteorologists. Although it is difficult at the moment to quantify all the problems for crops that were already suffering from the effects of the prolonged drought, a good part of the areas affected by corn, in Paraná and Mato Grosso do Sul, were in phases susceptible to losses due to the cold. In the case of sugarcane, which is also affected in São Paulo, the largest Brazilian producer, grass is less resistant to frost than coffee, for example. Coffee areas in the south of Minas Gerais, where the largest national production is located, also had very low temperatures, but the phenomenon was less intense. + Advisors Accelerator - Bank creates a series to train professionals who are most ...