Bilingual book addresses corn diseases and viruses
The book “Diseases in Corn: insect vectors, molicutes and viruses” is now on sale at Livraria Embrapa, whose technical editors are researchers Charles Martins de Oliveira, from Embrapa Cerrados (Planaltina, DF) and Elizabeth de Oliveira Sabato, from Embrapa Corn and Sorgo (Sete Lagoas, MG). 25 researchers from Embrapa and other […]
Fruit and vegetable prices fall by 4,57% in São Paulo
Fruit and vegetables sold at Companhia de Entrepostos e Armazéns Gerais de São Paulo (Ceagesp) were on average 4.57% cheaper than in December, according to the Ceagesp Index. In the last 12 months, the rate indicates a decline of 3.92%. However, the company's forecast is for an increase in February, as the rains […]
Minister orders coffee stock survey to be re-done after complaint from producer in ES
Brazil's Agriculture Minister, Blairo Maggi, said this Monday that he ordered a re-doing of coffee stocks after producers of Robusta beans in Espírito Santo disputed the numbers from a recent survey. Amid a shortage of the product, the federal government is considering allowing imports of Robusta coffee, a request […]
