The Rio Grande do Arroz Institute published on Thursday (17) data about the 2021/22 rice crop. The total harvested was 957,185 hectares, with a growth of 1.3% compared to the previous cycle (945,941 hectares). Altogether, Irga accounts for 66.75% of the sown cultivars in RS (638,962 ha). “Irga still maintains its leadership in the cultivars, with emphasis on the IRGA 424 RI, which continues to increase its areas in RS. I believe that this leadership is to continue during the next harvests”, said Flávia Tomita. The president of the institute, Rodrigo Machado, highlights the work of the researchers and extensionists. “Irga maintains the leadership role in this crop in terms of cultivars. All this thanks to the work of our extensionists, and researchers. These data were carefully collected by the team from the countryside centers, a careful and well-done job”, he said.
Sources: Universo Agro/DATAGRO (*Translated by Ia Niani)