With the start of the Santa Catarina rice harvest, the Union of the State Rice Industries (SindArroz-SC) forecasts that 2023 will be a great year for the sector, both for growers and for businesses. Santa Catarina soil produces some of the highest quality rice in the country, and it also has one of the top production rates. According to the Epagri/Cepa Agricultural Bulletin, Santa Catarina will likely produce slightly more than 1.2 million tons of rice for the harvest of 2022–2023, with a productivity of more than 8,4 thousand kg per hectare. The successful outcomes also help the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil’s second-largest rice producer and leader in productivity, to boost its rice production chain.
Source: DATAGRO (*Translated by Ia Niani)