Wheat campaign started by the end of April, but it was generalized by mid-June when some rains were registered, and it extended until the end of July with the sowing of short-cycle varieties.

Tillering developed under good water conditions with rains that allowed maintaining the development of the crop, but later, stem elongation was affected by drought, some late frosts by the end of August and some daytime temperatures of over 30 ºC. Frosts affected mainly long-cycle crops, and a great part of them was not harvested, while drought was the factor of higher incidence in short-cycle crops, which also at the stage of grain filling they were under the influence of high temperatures.

Regarding health, incidence of aphids and trips, in some cases severe, was reported. There was no record of leaf diseases with significant damages.

Harvest started by the end of October with some long-cycle lots that started booting, interrupted by some rains. Although yields were low, many lots were harvested due to the good price of grain. Harvest was extended until mid-November, when there were also damages due to hailstorms.

Of a sown land area of 91,670, only 51,130 ha were harvested, with a production of 30,790 tons and an average yield of 602 kg/ha, with extremes of 200 to 1400 kg/ha. Yields evidence that the campaign was very poor, with losses due mainly to drought and frosts, but an insignificant fraction affected by hailstorms.

SUBREGION DATA

In this subregion the wheat production was 63,560 tons., the 0.7% of the national total.Were sampled 8,000 tons., the 12.59 % of the subregion production.