The sowing of rice from the 2018/19 crop is nearing its end in Rio Grande do Sul. According to data from the Rio Grande do Sul (Irga) Institute, until the last week, the area sown with cereal reached 95.16% of the total expected. At the moment, the producers have already planted 958,712 hectares of the planned area of 1,007,501 ha.
Among the regions that grow rice in the state, the Southern Zone is the most advanced. Exceeded the planned area and recorded 101.5%. 154,963 ha have already been sown, above the 152,644 hectares previously established. The West Frontier is close to completing the work as well. 300,023 hectares (97.49%) of 307,762 hectares have been planted. The Internal Coastal Plain comes next, with 136,620 ha (96,86%) of 141,053 ha.
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The survey also shows that the External Coastal Plains reached 95.77% of the objectives set in September. Already, 112,865 hectares of 117,844 hectares have been planted. The Campaign registers 141,059 ha planted (94,2%) of 149,740 ha. And the Central Depression appears with 81.7% of the intention of planting, with 113,182 ha of the 138,458 ha foreseen.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.