With an estimated production of 2,969,275 tons, the winter 2020 harvest in Rio Grande do Sul was announced this Tuesday afternoon (16), at an online press conference, by Emater / Ascar (RS). The online broadcast was attended by the president and technical director of Emater / RS, Geraldo Sandri and Alencar Paulo Rugeri. According to a survey carried out in 286 municipalities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, the sample reveals a trend towards the consolidation of winter grains in the northern half of the state, as a result of the installation of development companies in these regions, especially canola and barley. This year, the main winter grains (wheat, barley, canola and white oats) will be grown on 1,300,966 hectares, while in the 2019 harvest there were 1,131,966 hectares and a production of 3,128,548 tons. The main product of the season, wheat should have a production of 2,189,837 tons. Grown in an area of 915,712 hectares, 20.34% more than in the previous harvest, which was 760,914 hectares, the grain has an average productivity trend of 2,391 kilograms per hectare. Concentrated in the regions of Santa Rosa, Ijuí and Frederico Westphalen, it is noteworthy that wheat has increased by 120% in the area to be cultivated in the region of Porto Alegre, from 500 hectares in the last harvest to 1,100 hectares in this harvest.
Source: Universo Agro / DATAGRO