Aug. 17 (National Post) -- BRASILIA - Brazil's National Monetary Council, Brazil's top financial policy-making authority, said on Tuesday it has approved 1.3 billion reais ($245.5 million) in funds to support coffee growers hit by severe frosts.
The frosts and the worst drought in almost a century have hurt coffee plantations and other crops, including corn and sugar cane.
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