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QUICK FACTS:
Population 2004: 155,000
Attitude: 227 mts (749 ft)
Alto Araguaia: 178 km
(111 miles)
Cuiabá: 184 km (115 miles)
Goiânia, GO: 574 km (358 miles)
São Paulo, SP: 1150 km (718 miles)
OVERVIEW:
- 3rd largest city and one of the primary agricultural
cities in Mato Grosso.
- Number one in exports in 2005.
Biodiesel
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ADM will have its biodiesel plant working first part 2007
- Rondonópolis crushes 22% of Mato Grosso's
soybeans
Cotton
- Cotton production cost averaged US$1750 per
hectare (US$740.00 p/ac) in 2005/2006
- Average productions per hectare estimated
to have been 3,300 kg or 7,260 lbs
- Average per acre: 3,025 lbs
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 Ag News:
Jan 08:
Land
Prices Increasing
Up 46% in 2007
due to strong soybean prices and expanding sugarcane production.
July 07:
An argentine group bought 20,000 ha at 350 sacs times 25 = R$8,750 per
Ha. or US$ 1860 per acre. |
