Wheat planting is completed in Paraná

After the large volume of rain that occurred in recent weeks in Paraná, the period from July 16th to 22nd was marked by drought in the State, which favored the resumption of field activities. The new Weather and Cultivation Conditions Bulletin from the Department of Rural Economy (Deral) brings new information about sugarcane, corn, coffee and wheat crops. In the case of wheat, planting is practically finished, with a significant improvement in crops sown later. 

The harvest of cana has resumed in the producing regions, and is expected to intensify in the coming days. The harvest of corn also advanced. Despite the progress of work, yields have decreased in most crops. 

Another harvest resumed was that of café, but proceeds at a slow pace. The rains the week before last caused losses in the quality of the product due to excess moisture, damaging the grain both on the ground and in the yard.

Cultivations of chips are normal, especially after rain. The rainfall also contributed to the resumption of planting areas for the next harvest. 

The resumption of planting wheat marked the completion of sowing. Despite the significant improvement in crops sown later, with an increase in tillering and improvement in vegetative development, productivity must be lower than initially estimated in crops sown earlier, since they had already been harmed by poor tiller formation or reduced spikelet size. Some areas still have a higher incidence of pests and diseases, particularly caterpillars and leaf spots.

A white oat presents a higher rate of leaf spots. While the bean it is in fruiting, entering maturity, and was favored by the rains.

The harvest of orange is occurring as expected, but the drought and diseases in the orchards have caused a reduction in production, confirmed in the areas already harvested. It was also confirmed that the occurrence of the last frosts did not affect the orchards and that the damage was minor in the vegetables (such as cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and lettuce), which only showed slight superficial burning of the leaves. 

As pastures they returned to presenting good conditions where they had not faced such an intense drought. However, in the Northwest the recovery must be long-term, and the difficulty in feeding beef and dairy cattle has increased production costs with feed and silage. 

With many locations recording more than 100 mm of accumulation in the week before last, there was a recovery in springs in general.