The state of Santa Catarina exported from January to October 82,700 tons of rice, 24 times more than in the whole of last year. Revenue was $ 24 million, compared to $ 2.2 million in 2017. “We produce in areas smaller than the other states, but with high productivity, growing varieties developed here in Santa Catarina by Epagri”, said Secretary of Agriculture and Fisheries Airton Spies. Estimates from the Center for Socioeconomics and Agricultural Planning (Epagri / Cepa) point to a production of 1.1 million tons in 2018/2019. The crop should occupy 143.3K hectares. In the state, 99.5% of the area destined to irrigated grain has already been sown and, according to field reports, the crop has good development conditions. The main markets for Santa Catarina rice exports are Venezuela and South Africa.
Src.: Canal Rural