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PT_BR According to the Joint Resolution between SEMADESC and IAGRO, published on July 2, 2024, the period prohibiting cotton cultivation in Region I begins this Monday, September 15, and lasts until November 30.
Because Mato Grosso do Sul has diverse climates, the planting and harvesting periods for soybeans, corn, and cotton occur at different times. Due to these climatic characteristics of Mato Grosso do Sul, the resolution concerning the Cotton Sanitary Break divides the state into three regions for the purpose of controlling live plants and monitoring.
The main objective of the cotton fallow period is to interrupt the life cycle of the cotton boll weevil and other pests and diseases by eliminating volunteer cotton plants (stubble and wild cotton) for a specific period. This serves to reduce the population of these pests, decrease the need for pesticides, increase productivity, and ensure the economic sustainability of the crop.
According to the Executive Director of Ampasul, Adão Hoffmann, cotton farmers in Mato Grosso do Sul are conscientious, follow the boll weevil control protocol, and are achieving excellent productivity and fiber quality once again. "The final productivity figures for this agricultural year, 2024/2025, in Mato Grosso do Sul will be released next week by Ampasul, but we already know preliminarily that it will be excellent and the fiber quality is high," said Adão Hoffmann.
The harvest has been completed and 60% of cotton has already been processed. This year, cotton farmers in Mato Grosso do Sul cultivated 31,683 hectares, with the municipality of Costa Rica, in the Baús region, being the largest producer.
