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  • Could Brazil surpass U.S. as world's top corn exporter?

    Jan 31, 2023 3:30 pm by Effingham Daily NewsIllinois in the News
    A field of corn grows under a sunny sky in southern Brazil last month. Brazilian corn production for 2022-23 could increase by 12% and push exports beyond the 2022 record of 44 million metric tons. Photo courtesy of Joana Colussi, University of Illinois postdoctoral research associate

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    • A field of corn grows under a sunny sky in southern Brazil last month. Brazilian corn production for 2022-23 could increase by 12% and push exports beyond the 2022 record of 44 million metric tons. Photo courtesy of Joana Colussi, University of Illinois postdoctoral research associate

    Effingham Daily News (Jan. 30) 'Brazil could surpass the U.S. in corn exports sometime between 2024 and 2026,' says Joana Colussi, a postdoctoral researcher at the U. of I. and native of Brazil. 'We’ll see. There are many factors at play.'