Mayor global production, price drop and high internal costs: the scenario of rice

The planting progress in the central rice-growing area is 35%, and more specifically in Tacuarembó it is close to 40%, said Agricultural Engineer Santiago Ferres, a rice producer in that department, more specifically "on the outskirts of Ansina". The planting "is more delayed than it should be due to the weekly rainfall episodes that have complicated the work. Although there was a lot of prepared and ready fields to plant, the rain has delayed the operation. After the rains on Sunday, it seems that there will be 10 or 15 days without precipitation, which will allow progress at a faster pace," he added in statements to La Mañana. "The first farms that planted did so between September 18 and 20, and those first farms are already experiencing crop emergence, some very good, others a bit more complicated." From a climatic point of view, "at this moment the difficulty may be given by the temperature. If it is very cold, it can negatively affect the emergences," the same "if the land ...