Farmers in the state of Santa Catarina bet on winter cereal production and are likely to set a record next year. Estimates by the Center for Socioeconomics and Agricultural Planning (Epagri/Cepa) point to a growth of almost 70% in wheat production in the state of Santa Catarina, which is expected to produce 117.9 thousand tons of wheat more than the previous season. The growth in production is due to the increase in the planted area (88.2 thousand hectares) and in the productivity, which surpasses 3 tons per hectare. The state government is one of the most important supporters with the Project to Incentive the Planting of Winter Cereals. According to the Secretary Altair Silva, about R$ 5 million were invested to increase production of wheat, triticale, rye, oats and barley in Santa Catarina. “The area planted with wheat have grown by 30,000 hectares in Santa Catarina” he said.
Sources: Universe Agro/DATAGRO (*Translated by Ia Niani)