Sorghum advances as a summer alternative in the countryside of Rio Grande do Sul

The cultivation of sorghum is gaining traction in Rio Grande do Sul amid a scenario marked by extreme weather events and pressured margins in the countryside. The combination of floods, prolonged droughts, and high costs has led producers to seek safer alternatives with lower investment requirements, paving the way for the diversification of summer crops in the State. In this context, Boa Safra has initiated an unprecedented strategy by structuring the planting of sorghum hybrids already in the first crop, especially in the South of the State and the Northwestern region of Rio Grande do Sul. The proposal positions the crop as an option to corn and soybean, with lower initial cost, greater tolerance to water stress, and a price fixed at 85% of the value of corn, in addition to a contractual purchase guarantee before planting. Sorghum has been sown between the second half of August and the end of November, allowing for different productive arrangements. The system enables the ...