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Soybean prices and distance to ports

21/10/2018
45% negative correlation exists between local soybean prices and distance to ports in Mato Grosso, indicating that prices decrease with increasing distance (Garrett et al., 2018).
Cita 45% de correlación negativa existe entre los precios locales de soja y la distancia a los puertos en Mato Grosso, indicando que los precios disminuyen al aumentar la distancia (Garrett et al., 2018).
Fuente Garrett, R.D., Koh, I., Lambin, E.F., le Polain de Waroux, Y., Kastens, J.H., & Brown, J.C. (2018). Intensification in agriculture-forest frontiers: Land use responses to development and conservation policies in Brazil. Global Environmental Change, 53, 233-243.