Lettuce has good development, but sales decline

The Conjunctural Report released by Emater/RS-Ascar this Thursday (13) indicates that the production of lettuce presents variations among the administrative regions monitored by the institution. In São Sebastião do Caí, in the Lajeado region, the bulletin reports that the crop "has shown good development in recent weeks," favored by the increase in hours of sunlight. Producers report occurrences of thrips, described as "difficult to control." The prices of curly and smooth lettuce vary between "R$ 5.00 and R$ 8.00 per dozen in the box," depending on the point of sale. In Bom Princípio, Emater/RS-Ascar records that the production "has shown adequate performance in general," with well-developed plants and no ...