In Brazil, corn production is proving more profitable than gold extraction. Official data indicates that cornfields brought in almost five times the wealth compared to the country’s gold mines. The latest report from Brazil’s Federal Mining Yearbook showed that gold mines in Brazil raked in R$27 (US$5.4) billion in 2021. In contrast, based on the […]
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