Chuvas no Rio Grande do Sul alagam o estado
O estado do Rio Grande do Sul continua sendo afetado pelas fortes chuvas que começaram em 29 de abril, levando o governo a decretar estado de emergência em 2 de maio.
Os maiores volumes de chuva atingiram as áreas centrais do Rio Grande do Sul, com cidades recebendo chuvas entre 150mm a 500mm, de acordo com dados da Empresa de Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (Emater-RS) do Rio Grande do Sul. A estação de monitoramento da cidade de Restinga Seca, no centro do estado, registrou o recorde de quase 540mm.
As chuvas no Rio Grande do Sul superaram 135mm na maior parte do estado, de acordo com o Instituto de Meteorologia dos Estados Unidos (Noaa, na sigla em inglês). Enquanto isso, nas demais regiões do Brasil prevaleceu o clima seco.
O NOAA espera que as chuvas diminuíam nesta semana, mas as condições climáticas adversas devem continuar.
Até 3 de maio, 154 trechos de 68 rodovias estavam totalmente ou parcialmente bloqueadas, de acordo com a Defesa Civil do estado.
A usina hidrelétrica 14 de julho, com capacidade de 100MW, também foi afetada e teve sua operação parcialmente rompida.
O porto do Rio Grande não suspendeu as operações, porém a movimentação está mais lenta. Apesar das chuvas intensas, as taxas de demurrage e o tempo de espera para atracação e desembarque ficou estável em $1/tonelada (t) e os custos totais para a movimentação de fertilizantes permaneceram em $19/t.
Porém, participantes de mercado esperam que a situação mude nos próximos dias, o que deve aumentar as taxas de demurrage. Se a chuva não parar e os níveis do Rio Guaíba continuarem subindo, é provável que algumas áreas do porto inundem nos próximos dias, como aconteceu no porto de Porto Alegre.
Em meio a movimentação de carga mais lenta, dificuldades logísticas e a demanda para serviços de transporte de fertilizantes, que já estava baixa, o frete de fertilizante na rota Rio Grande-Dourados, monitorada semanalmente pela Argus, caiu em média R$20/t, para R$225-250/t.
Excesso de chuva pode prejudicar safra de soja
O Rio Grande do Sul está colhendo a safra de soja 2023-24, que deve ser a segunda maior do país nesta temporada.
Os trabalhos alcançaram 76pc da área esperada no estado até 2 de maio, avanço de 10 pontos percentuais na semana, apesar do excesso de chuvas, segundo a Emater-RS.
Os agricultores aproveitaram as janelas mais curtas de clima favorável— ou quando as chuvas diminuíram — para intensificar as atividades de campo, especialmente nas áreas em que eram esperadas produtividades maiores e que não foram profundamente afetadas pela seca no início do ano.
Os níveis de umidade dos grãos colhidos são considerados acima da média e vão necessitar de mais investimentos no processo de secagem. Algumas áreas reportaram germinação prematura e queda das plantas em razão do excesso de umidade.
A Emater-RS mantém a produtividade média do estado projetada em 3.329 kg/hectare (ha), com os resultados recentes permanecendo dentro das projeções anteriores, de acordo com o boletim de 2 de maio, divulgado semanalmente pelo órgão. Com isso, ainda é esperado que a produção de soja do Rio Grande do Sul alcance o recorde de 22,2 milhões de t.
No entanto, participantes de mercado concordam que as projeções para o estado devem cair nas próximas semana, uma vez que os estudos de campo começam avaliar com precisão os prejuízos causados pelo excesso de chuvas.
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