Dry Weather Forces Brazilian Soy Farmers to Shift to Cotton Cultivation.
In response to persistently dry weather conditions, soy farmers in Brazil’s leading agricultural state, Mato Grosso, are opting to replace soy with cotton or alternative crops, according to reports from cotton lobby groups and growers in the region. Decio Tocantins, a director at the Mato Grosso Cotton Growers’ Association (AMPA), emphasized the adverse impact of…