Canola maintains intense harvest pace in Rio Grande do Sul

The entity reports that the weather conditions in October favored the maturation, allowing most areas to present grain quality and productive performance considered adequate. According to the report, "in areas with better management and use of adapted cultivars, yields have exceeded 2,400 kg/ha," while crops with less investment or affected by excess rainfall record productivity below 1,500 kg/ha. The uniformity of maturation and the increasing use of pre-harvest desiccation have contributed to maintaining the quality of the grains. The estimate from Emater/RS-Ascar indicates 176,076 hectares of cultivation and a statewide average productivity of 1,659 kg/ha. In the administrative regions, the scenario is variable. In Erechim, the crop is in the grain filling phase, with a forecast of "2,400 kg/ha." In Frederico Westphalen, 80% of the area has been harvested, and the average productivity is around 1,500 kg/ha. In Ijuí, the harvest reaches 70% of the area and exceeds 1,800 kg/ha, ...