Tridge summary
The 2020/2021 olive harvest in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, is expected to move forward, with early varieties ready in January if the weather permits. However, yield expectations have been revised downward due to pollination issues and climatic factors. Despite these challenges, the sector is growing at an annual rate of over 30%, with Brazil currently having 100 brands of EVOO produced by 330 olive growers. Rio Grande do Sul contributes 70% of the national production, with Encruzilhada do Sul having the largest planted area.
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According to information provided by the Brazilian Institute of Oliviculture - IBRAOLIVA, which groups together the entire olive oil chain in Brazil, the 2020/2021 olive harvest in Rio Grande do Sul, which normally reaches its peak in March and April, could go ahead. The olive groves are in the fruiting stage and, in part, the maturation is advanced. If the weather helps, the earliest varieties, such as Manzanilla and Arbequina, should be ready for harvest in the middle of this month of January. The initial expectation of the producers for 2020 was to repeat the excellent harvest of 2019, which had a record volume of 1.5 million kilos of olives, with yields of 230 thousand liters of olive oil, but its evolution has meant a revision downward production data. As Fabrício Carlotto, technical director of the Brazilian Institute of Oliviculture (Ibraoliva) points out, “We will overcome the low production of 2020, when we harvest 450 tons and produce 48 thousand liters of excellent ...
Source: Oleorevista
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