RIO GRANDE DO SUL COMPLETES SOYBEAN PLANTING; CORN HARVEST REACHES 54%

Despite the crops in Rio Grande do Sul have received rains to a lesser extent and volume, soybean producers have finished planting. According to Emater, 4% of the harvest is on the maturity stage, 44% is on the grain filling stage, 37% on the flowering stage, and 15% is still in germination and vegetative development. “The general picture of the harvest continues with productive potential affected by the drought”, said Emater. The crops sown more recently showed a good development in the east side of the state. The summer harvest is advanced and reached 54% of the total cultivated area. Planting is almost finished, with 99% of the area, of which 19% remains on the maturation stage, 13% on the grain filling stage, 8% on the flowering stage, and 6% in germination and vegetative development. The rice harvest, in turn, has reached 3% of the cultivated area in the State.

Sources: Estadão Conteúdo / Istoe Dinheiro (*Translated by Ia Niani)