Rice harvest reaches 22.5% in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Brazil

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Published Mar 28, 2024

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In Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, only 22.5% of the 900,203 hectares of irrigated rice fields have been harvested, lagging behind last year's pace of 50% by the same time. Recent heavy rainfall has further delayed the harvest. Data from the Rio Grandense do Arroz Institute (Irga) and local producers show variations in harvest progress across regions, with the Western Border leading at 36%. The impact of the favorable conditions in February on crops still in the reproductive phase in March is yet to be determined.

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Of the 900,203 hectares cultivated with irrigated rice in Rio Grande do Sul, 202,188 hectares (22.5%) were harvested until last week. The remainder is either in the vegetative stage (0.9%), in the reproductive stage (24%), or in the maturation stage (51.5%). In the same period of the year, 50% of the area had already been harvested in the last harvest. These results indicate that we will have a large part of the reproductive phase of the State's rice crops occurring during the month of February and a percentage in March. In the month of February there were no drops in temperature, indicating that rice crops that were in the reproductive phase during this period could achieve good harvest results. Regarding crops with reproductive phase in March, we will have to wait for the sequence of the month for further assessments. This week, heavy rain events hit the State, paralyzing the harvest. The data was tabulated by the Technical Assistance and Rural Extension Division, based on ...

Source: NoticiasAgricolas