It is expected that the harvest of rice reaches 8,800 kilograms per hectare, a positive number for Uruguay despite the weather conditions that affected the harvest of this crop due to the storm The boy this year; However, they expect good forecasts in the international market that would collaborate with the placement of rice.
The weather conditions did not help when harvesting, he said. Alfredo Lago, president of the Rice Growers Association (ACA) to El País. “It had a negative impact, we have not been able to form a full week of harvesting activity throughout the entire harvest season,” he explained.
In that sense, he assured that at the country level, 85% of the territory was harvested, with the north being the one with the greatest progress with 88%, while 79% was harvested in the center and 72% in the east.
Regarding the weather, he assured that the amount of wind accompanied with rains. “There was a lot of overturning and then there was some shedding in the plant, which we have estimated at 500 kilograms per hectare, which will not be harvested and is a direct loss,” he lamented.
Having started with a performance From 9,000 kilos per hectare, 8,8000 per hectare has been achieved so far due to the storms. “Knowing that it was a lower year than last year, which was a record year, because the climate was totally different. The yield has been decreasing, and it is very likely that we will close this year’s harvest at 8,800 kilograms, which is still a good productive level if we compare ourselves with ourselves,” he said.
International advantage
Beyond the negative effects, Lago determined that The boy It affected the entire region, so Uruguay It could have an advantage over other countries because its harvest ends up being favorable. “This shows that we have the capacity to achieve good results, even in a context of adversity,” he explained.
Refering to international demand, The president of the association assured that they are having “a good period, with a good flow of business coming together, which has been going on for a long time and intensified in the second half of last year.”
Added to this is the Asian context where several countries are going through a drought, while export restrictions were imposed on the India. Lago added that “for the third consecutive year we are going to be consuming more rice worldwide than we have the capacity to produce, and that is an upward factor in prices, so it is likely that this campaign will have good price levels.” , which may compensate for the loss in performance suffered last year.
Source: Ambito
