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22 Feb Wed		Brazil's Cosan pays $523M for logistics-firm stake
		Conab reports 24% increase in corn acreage for a total of 524,000 ha in the State of Maranhão - video

21 Feb Tues		Brazilian banks increase reserves fearing a consumers’ credit bubble

20 Feb Mon		Drought reduces fertilizer sales and ranking of Rio Grande do Sul from 4th to 6th. Ranking: Mato Grosso, São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul
		Soybeans best bet among crop futures - Rabobank

19 Feb Sun		The poor condition of the non-asphalted State Highway GO-174 impedes crop shipments from Rio Verde . Farmer says that freight cost will increase by R$ 0.40 per km. Video

18 Feb Sat		Forbes - Carnival Brazil
		Brazil planning giant Amazon soybean port (map Port of Outeiro)

17 Feb Fri		Shortage of water for irrigating rice in Southern Tocantins
		Monsanto will release up to five varieties of sugarcane per year. Estimated yearly investment of at least R$ 35 million.

16 Feb Thu		Foreign exchange flow is positive in February

15 Feb Wed		Rain increased Asian Rust problems and complicated the harvest in Mato Grosso, but yields still good. -> click for video
		Unica survey notes that to double the production of sugar cane from 555 million tons harvested in 2011 to 1.2 billion in 2020, the sector needs an investment of R$ 156 billion.