From January to October this year, rice exports from Santa Catarina reached 82.7 thousand tons, a volume 24 times higher than in the same period of last year. This year, revenue from sales of the product reached US $ 24 million, compared to US $ 2.2 million recorded throughout the year 2017.
This year, the estimates of the Center for Socioeconomics and Agricultural Planning (Epagri / Cepa) point to a slight reduction in the planted area of irrigated rice in Santa Catarina. A harvest of 1.1 million tonnes is planned for 143,300 hectares.
In the state, 99.5% of the area destined for irrigated rice in the 2018/19 crop has already been sown and, according to the field reports, the planted area is in good condition, without presenting problems that result in reduced productivity or losses .
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.