Wheat: favorable weather and productivity in the RS harvest will be higher, says Emater

The weather favored the development of the main winter crops in Rio Grande do Sul this season and should result in increased productivity, said Emater this week. In the case of wheat, the crops have better quality and yield. "It was a crop that went well at all stages, from sowing to grain filling," said the technical director of Emater/RS, Claudinei Baldissera, in a statement. The projected average productivity for wheat is 3,261 kilograms per hectare, an increase of more than 17% compared to the previous crop (2,781 kg/ha). The result should compensate for the drop in the planted area in 2025, by ...