Rice harvest in Rio Grande do Sul is nearing 88% of the planned area.

Rice harvesting has reached 87.45% of the sown area in Rio Grande do Sul. The data comes from a survey conducted by the Rio Grande do Sul Rice Institute (Irga) and released this Thursday (23). This percentage represents 780,098 hectares (ha) harvested, out of a total of 891,908 hectares destined for the 2025/2026 rice crop. The Outer Coastal Plain and the Southern Zone are the regions with the highest percentages of harvested area and closest to the end of the harvest, with 95.76% and 91.10% respectively. The Inner Coastal Plain accounts for 88.99%, followed by Campanha with 83.22%, Western Border with 88.13%, and Central Region with 76.52%. According to Vagner Martini, regional coordinator for the Outer Coastal Plain/Irga, "the harvest continues to progress at a slower pace, as observed in previous surveys," the coordinator points out. 

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.