James Thompson

Food and agriculture communications consultant.

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16% of Brazil's farmers are in default, says study. https://t.co/Mb3sFeriZQ

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Brazil corn ethanol production, 21-22, reaches 918 million gallons, up 34% https://t.co/HE3nLC8ww9

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Paraguay plans to go all biodiesel by 2024. If done in public transport, government says it could be paid for with carbon credits. https://t.co/TQw2tPMDR0

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Highway toll increases across Brazil are adding to costs of getting corn, beans and other goods to ports. https://t.co/Gtro6Di6im

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Land clearing reduced farmlamd values in Brazil and favored the few, says study. https://t.co/wWuLk7DZxo

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Brazil exporters group ups forecast of country's soy exports to 13.8mmt from 1.8mmt. https://t.co/CfozjMWg7b

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Brazil prez pushes mining for P on Native reservations to help offset foreign shortage brought on by Russia-Ukraine conflict (article run through Google Translate) https://t.co/uUgV44qceC

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Rising 2nd-crop production costs, Brazil. State of Mato Grosso do Sul, production costs come to equivalent of 48.7 bushels per acre. https://t.co/Om0saSsWuH

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2021, Brazil imported $7.2B of diesel; $4.2B of Potassium Chloride; and $3.2B of urea. Among top 10 imports for year. https://t.co/NtIFQ0evyg

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Brazil https://t.co/E9RgsGQ8Hz 62% of everything Brazil bought from Russia last year was fertilizer.

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Heavy Mato Grosso rains still slowing down 2nd-crop corn planting. (BTW, happy Carnaval!) https://t.co/3NBQOMh1Jg

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Article: Russia is source of 41.1 mm tonnes of Brazil fertilizer imports (2021.) Much ammonia & urea. Conflict could cost Brazil farmers $$. https://t.co/8eRliJwNVE

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2nd-crop "safrinha" corn in Mato Grosso (top state 4 that crop) reaches 68% of 6.275 million projected acres. https://t.co/VvNL5iM0GZ

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Jan. Mato Grosso soy freight rates up approx. 33% over last year, but currency up only 2% in same period. https://t.co/yUKh7ZeHli

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AgRural: By last Thursday, Brazil had harvested 33% of soy crop. Sez 2021/22 production will com to 128.5 million tonnes. Rains slowing 2nd-crop corn planting. https://t.co/Lh8fUWjTfj

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Brazilian MinAg visiting Iran. They buy Brazil soy & corn, and they produce about 5mm tonnes of urea yearly. Brazil wants some of that urea. https://t.co/FwW17ynd05

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Brazil prez Bolsonaro on his way to Russia. "Brazil depends on Russia & Bielorussia for fertilizers..." Brazil MinAg not going-- Covid. https://t.co/PWRO8TWwHT

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@BrandonThornNFL Bears are, in truth, not dressed in black. It is deep navy blue and orange.

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@StaLuziaEsteio @agturbobrazil U no

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@SirPatStew Thank you!