Wheat sowing conditions were normal, with some moisture excesses. The emergence at all cycles was, in average, normal, but since mid-August there were intense rains, which in many locations surpassed 200 mm, producing floods in parts of the crops.

Wheat sowing conditions were normal, with some moisture excesses. The emergence at all cycles was, in average, normal, but since mid-August there were intense rains, which in many locations surpassed 200 mm, producing floods in parts of the crops.

Wheat sowing conditions were normal, with some moisture excesses. The emergence at all cycles was, in average, normal, but since mid-August there were intense rains, which in many locations surpassed 200 mm, producing floods in parts of the crops.

Leaf diseases were not significant, only the highly susceptible species presented Leaf Rust, which affected yields and commercial quality. Good weather conditions during the grain filling, as from November 9 (130 mm) lengthened such period and, during December, atypical rains over the historical average (192 mm) delayed the harvest and increased the percentage of “washed grains” caused by rain effect. In general, the conditions listed favored good yields due to proper rains and cool days in November, with high weights of 1000 grains and hectoliter weights, for the early harvested crops. Most of them suffered decreases in commercial quality due to “washing” and in some cases, yield losses due to hail storms and shattering.

SUBREGION DATA

In this sub region the wheat production was 1,176,651 tons., the 14.2% of the national total. Were sampled 120,345 tons., the 10.23% of the sub region production.