Ponta Grossa takes the lead in barley production in Paraná, Brazil

The Ponta Grossa region, in Paraná, should take the lead in barley production in the harvest that is now starting to be planted. The first example is that sowing has already started in this region, representing an important change. Normally, planting began in May in the Guarapuava region, which last year was the largest producer. The alternation in the space occupied by barley in Paraná is one of the pieces of information contained in the Agricultural Situation Bulletin referring to the week of April 12th to 18th. The document is prepared by technicians from the Department of Rural Economy (Deral), the State Secretariat for Agriculture and Supply (Seab). In the Guarapuava region, the Cooperativa Agraria centralizes processing work and, in 2023, concentrated 48% (134 thousand tons) of the 278 thousand tons of barley produced in the state. The neighboring region of Ponta Grossa, in turn, was responsible for the production of 109 thousand tons (39%). However, the estimate for this ...