Sunflower cultivation in Uruguay decreased for health reasons, but has since seen a resurgence, especially on the coast. However, the area dedicated to sunflower production has decreased due to economic factors and changes in business conditions. Despite its benefits to the national agricultural system, sunflower cultivation faces challenges such as uniformity in sowing, harvesting, and crop rotation to avoid phomopsis and bird damage.
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The sunflower is a crop that accompanied large stages of agriculture in the country, but for health reasons, its participation in the farms of Uruguay had decreased several years ago, until it was practically zero. About 6 or 8 years ago, hand in hand with the development of new genetic materials, we could begin to see the picturesque crop again, especially on the coast. Two harvests ago, with more than 8,000 hectares, a significant area was recorded in the country, which dropped to figures close to 5,000 hectares in 2022-23 and dropped even further for this campaign. Copagran cultivated an estimated area of 1,500 hectares, and according to DIEA information, the intention to plant other summer crops was 4,699 hectares, of which sunflower is the main one. Anyway, go down the area again. This occurred mainly due to the business conditions proposed by Cousa, which made a crop unprofitable compared to soybeans, corn or even sorghum in a year that was forecast to be rainy. Rodrigo ...
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