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Brazil: Corn and soy harvest nears the end in Rio Grande do Sul

Maize (Corn)
Soybean
Dried Common Bean
Brazil
Published May 26, 2023

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The harvest of corn and soy crops is coming to an end in Rio Grande do Sul. According to the Conjunctural Newsletter produced and published by Emater/RS-Ascar, the soy harvest reached 97% of the cultivated area, while that of corn reached 89%. In soybean fields where harvesting has already ended, producers are planning management and soil correction strategies. The implementation of winter cover crops has also become a matter of great importance, due to the need to increase dry matter to improve the physical characteristics of the soil. Meanwhile, small corn producers placed orders for seeds from the Troca-Troca Program. At the moment, they are carried out for the cultivars recommended for corn in the season and subsequently for corn in the off-season. The corn silage harvested area reached 95% of the cultivated area. The rice harvest has technically ended, leaving only a few plots to be finalized in the West of the State, but the statistical indices are not significant. The bean ...
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