date:May 26, 2016
. Even if it does rain now, the crop cannot be saved. The winter corn is completely ruined; well have a 100% loss, he said. I could make silage with this corn, but itll be dry silage of poor quality.
On the Bom Jardim farm, Silva Junior planted 988 acres of corn in the second harvest. Of this total, 383 acres are covered by farm insurance, and the producer has already lodged a claim with the insurer. For the remaining area, Silva Junior must bear the losses, which he estimates at between US $70