Cotton harvest advances to 78,70% of the planted area in Goiás

The harvest in Goiás accelerates the pace and reaches 78,70% of the planted area. Between July 30th and August 5th, there was a 17,87% jump in the harvest of all 25.214,19 hectares of cotton planted in the state. The survey is from July 30th, carried out by the Cotton Culture Incentive Fund in Goiás (Fialgo), which coordinates the Boll Weevil Control Project in Goiás, responsible for monitoring the entire harvest period on cotton-producing farms in the state. .

In Region 1, made up of the municipalities of Goiatuba, Morrinhos, Palmeiras de Goiás and Turvelândia, it is more advanced, with 76,13% of the harvest harvested, which represents 9,91% of the total area harvested in Goiás.

In Region 2, which brings together the municipalities of Caiapônia, Chapadão do Céu, Jataí, Montividiu, Mineiros, Rio Verde, Paraúna and Perolândia, 78,25% of its planted area was harvested, a strong increase compared to the 55,30% recorded on July 30th. This value corresponds to 44,39% and marks a great acceleration of the harvest in the region for the second consecutive week.

Region 3, which covers the municipalities of Cristalina and Luziânia, reached 67,99% of harvested area, compared to 56,04% recorded on July 30. The current record corresponds to 23,87% of the total at the state level.

In turn, Region 4, formed only by the municipality of Britânia, completed 100% of the harvest in one month. However, this percentage represents 0,53% of the entire planted area in Goiás.

The team monitors the levels of the boll weevil pest and advises producers on what measures should be taken to control the insect during crop development and at the end of the harvest.