RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Paraná had not experienced such an acute crisis in agriculture for a long time. Following last year's second-corn crop failure, Paraná is expected to record its worst soybean yield in 30 years.
This harvest, affected by extreme heat and lack of rain, will yield only 2,062 kg per hectare, according to data from DERAL (Department of Rural Economy).
These figures are still provisional and refer to the first harvest, but indicate the lowest volume since the 1,900 kg in 1992, a period when the state lacked the current production technology.
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