In WSJ article, Squatters Cut Down the Rainforest. Brazil Wants to Give Them the Land. “For the past 15 years, Carlos Pacheco has raised cattle in what was once virgin forest. When pastures went bad, he would simply cut deeper into the Amazon… he uses more land to raise each cow than do legal farmers in the breadbasket of southern Brazil.” The Brazilian government has proposed to grant deeds for forest land to farmers like Carlos Pacheco. Over the past 15 years, what was the market price of land used by Carlos Pacheco to raise his cattle?

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In WSJ article, Squatters Cut Down the Rainforest. Brazil Wants to Give Them the Land. “For the past 15 years, Carlos Pacheco has raised cattle in what was once virgin forest. When pastures went bad, he would simply cut deeper into the Amazon… he uses more land to raise each cow than do legal farmers in the breadbasket of southern Brazil.” The Brazilian government has proposed to grant deeds for forest land to farmers like Carlos Pacheco. Over the past 15 years, what was the market price of land used by Carlos Pacheco to raise his cattle?
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