Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Some Mato Grasso Facts

From Business Insider, via Big Picture Agriculture:
In 2001, Brazilian agricultural exports totaled $16 billion, according to USDA analyst Oliver Flake. By 2010 exports had climbed to a record $62 billion and reached approximately $80 billion in 2011.
That represents an increase of 400 percent over 10 years. Comparatively, U.S. exports rose about 175 percent over the same period, Flake says.
What's their secret?
A place called Mato Grosso.



There are four large clusters of farms
One contiguous farm of approximately 8300 acres

 That is freaking amazing.  8300 acres is about 2/3 of the size of my home township, and 36% of the size of a standard surveying township.

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