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To: TobagoJack who wrote (35534)	6/7/2008 3:25:12 AM
From: Rolla Coasta	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218074

I actually like this weather. So cool :0)

To: TobagoJack who wrote (35534)	6/7/2008 7:08:08 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 218074

Rain here has huge economic impact. Above average rainfall this year in Center South. Caused: Depleted dams that were emptied to spin more hydro power got a boost and were replenished. It is a plus. Sugar cane yeld dropped, distilleries needed to raised from 50% to 55% the amount of cane going into ethanol. (The rest goes into sugar). Center south produces 80% of the whole country's sugar cane. (Although Elroy believes it is in the Amzon Jungle). If you plant Arabica cofffee you are in fat city: Coffee output in Brazil, the world's biggest producer of the commodity, will rise more than previously forecast to a five-year high as rains boost yields, the government said. Thta means more mm of rain falls, you bank account goes high. Conab said Brazilian farmers will harvest 34.7 million bags of arabica coffee, up from 23.5 million in the past crop Heavy rain affects China: Vale wanted to sell a lot of iron ore while the Ausssies haggled with China: ``Fighting by Australian iron-ore producers over contract prices has caused a rush on loading Brazilian iron ore,' Tebar Contente, a Rio de Janeiro-based representative for Canadian shipping company Fednav International Ltd., said in an interview. ``There has been a big increase in demand from the Chinese, at a time when freight rates look set to continue at record highs due to high oil prices.' Unseasonably heavy rains are still the main cause of the queues of ships at Vale's ports because loadings take longer, a company press official said. Brazil's rainy season typically lasts from November to the end of April. as you see rain here means money for some, a less money for others.