Drones right now are able to detect pest outbreaks in fields so you could argue they would be very good for USDA it is just that the coverage is too spotty. Robert Johansson More Quotes by Robert Johansson More Quotes From Robert Johansson In Brazil, producers of maize and soybeans are seeing prices (in local currency terms) that are similar to historic prices we had three of four years ago, they have an incentive to continue increasing production. Our producers are facing a harder export environment. Robert Johansson business If you look at the last year-and-a-half the dollar has appreciated remarkably against our competitor currencies. Our grains, oilseeds and livestock producers are really getting hammered by the high dollar value. Robert Johansson business I have a couple of projects out there looking to see how that could affect our provision of information. Robert Johansson business As we move forward I would imagine that data would become better. We will continue to evaluate it but right now we are pretty happy with how NASS (National Agricultural Statistics Service) is doing their field surveys in the United States. Robert Johansson business
