It produces significant shares of Brazil’s soybean, rice, wheat, corn, dairy, animal protein and animal feed, fruits, and vegetables. Fortunately, the harvesting of Rio Grande do Sul’s estimated 6.7 million hectares of soybeans was three-quarters completed. With over 70% of Brazil's rice production, Rio Grande do Sul rice growers had completed an estimated 84% of their harvest. Rio Grande do Sul is also Brazil’s largest first-season maize producer (the first of Brazil’s annual three crops). Rio Grande do Sul is Brazil’s southernmost state, and agriculture across the border in Argentina was also affected by rains.

Source: Irish Examiner May 29, 2024 19:19 UTC