Irga declares the rice harvest for the 2025/26 season complete.

The rice harvest in Rio Grande do Sul reached 99,58% of the cultivated area in the third week of May. The survey, conducted by the Rio Grande do Sul Rice Institute (Irga), was released this Thursday (May 21).

Of the total 891.908 hectares allocated for cultivation in the 2025/2026 crop season, 888.206 have already been harvested, marking the end of the harvest in the state's main producing regions.

The Southern Zone was the first region to complete the work, reaching 100% of the area, followed by the Outer Coastal Plain, with 99,98%. Next came the Campanha (99,93%), the Inner Coastal Plain (99,46%), the Western Border (99,25%) and the Central Region (99,21%).

According to the Technical Assistance and Rural Extension Division (Dater), Irga already considers the harvest to be complete and will soon publish the final consolidated data for this crop season.