Rio Grande do Sul has sown 36.83% of its planned irrigated-rice area
State data put planting at 317,405 hectares by 15 October, with the Fronteira Oeste and Zona Sul regions furthest along.
Event / data period: 2026-10-15
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Rio Grande do Sul had sown 317,405.47 hectares of irrigated rice by 15 October, equal to 36.83% of the 861,778.96 hectares intended for the 2026/27 season, according to a state update published that day. The Fronteira Oeste region had planted 163,165 hectares, or 65.90% of its regional target, while Zona Sul had planted 90,415.36 hectares, or 62.19%.
The state report also put sowing at 15.51% of the regional intention in Planície Costeira Externa, 10.64% in Região Central and 10% in Campanha. Irga’s regional teams collect the progress data, which its technical-assistance and extension directorate consolidates. The figures describe planting progress, not harvested area or expected output.
Data
Rio Grande do Sul irrigated-rice sowing progress, 2026/27
Sown area and share of regional intention in the state report published on 15 October.
| Rio Grande do Sul, total | 317405.47 | 36.83 |
| Fronteira Oeste | 163165 | 65.9 |
| Zona Sul | 90415.36 | 62.19 |
| Planície Costeira Externa | 15850 | 15.51 |
| Região Central | 12224 | 10.64 |
| Campanha | 12171.11 | 10 |
Methodology
Figures reproduce the 2026/27 irrigated-rice sowing monitoring reported on Seapi’s 15 October 2026 page, compiled by Irga regional teams and Dater. Areas are in hectares and percentages are shares of each region’s intended area as stated by the source; the table measures neither yield nor output.
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