Rice harvest reaches 36% in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

(By Irga) The irrigated rice harvest is advancing in Rio Grande do Sul, a region responsible for around 72% of all annual production of this grain in Brazil. Of the 900,203 hectares cultivated this season, 325,875 hectares (36.2%) have been harvested so far. 0.7% are in the vegetative phase; while 14% are in the reproductive phase; and 48% are maturing. In the last harvest, in this same period, 67% of the total area of RS had already been harvested and 0.6% was lost. In other words, it can be considered that the harvest is practically 50% behind last year. In the irrigated rice producing regions, the harvest is more advanced in the Western Frontier, with 51.37% of the harvested area. The one that is furthest behind is the Central region, with 17.99%. The data was tabulated by the Technical Assistance and Rural Extension Division, based on information from teams from the Institute's Technical Assistance and Rural Extension Centers (Nates) in conjunction with producers from Rio ...