The 5th Official Opening of the Pecan Harvest in Brazil takes place in Santa Maria on April 14, starting at 8 am, at Santa Leocádia Farm, located in the middle of the Pampa biome, at Estrada Santa Flora, nº 404, Distrito from Santa Flora. Access to Fazenda Santa Leocádia is easy, via BR 392, which connects Santa Maria to São Sepé, following the road to Santa Flora.
The expectation is that more than 300 representatives from the entire productive chain of the sector will be present, in addition to municipal and state authorities. The event was carried out by the Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Sustainable Production and Irrigation (SEAPI) of Rio Grande do Sul together with the Brazilian Institute of Pecanculture (IBPecan) and the local city hall.
A series of activities are planned for the entire day, aimed at connecting people and ideas, increasing the sector’s representation, disseminating technical knowledge and closing deals.
The highlight will be the gastronomic lunch, in which guests registered and with confirmed presence will be able to taste, around the fire, different dishes in which pecan is used as an ingredient or in sauces for accompaniment. Among other delicacies, Patagonian lamb, ribs, brisket, risottos, salads, breads, pies, cakes, muffins and cookies will be served.
Harvest forecast
Rio Grande do Sul is the largest pecan producing state in Brazil, accounting for more than 70% of national production. It is also home to 90% of the processing industries of this type of nut in the country. The greatest concentration of pecan farming occurs in the Central Depression and in the Taquari Valley, and the ten largest producers are the municipalities: 1st Cachoeira do Sul, 2nd Anta Gorda, 3rd Santa Maria, 4th Sananduva, 5th Taquari, 6th Rio Pardo, 7th Canguçu, 8th Garruchos, 9th Catuípe and 10th General Câmara.
Year after year, the cultivation area has been increasing, already covering 200 municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul and 1,400 producers, which have been opening new doors in the domestic market and starting to export to countries in Europe and the Middle East, placing Brazilian pecan in the international showcase .
The projection for the 2023 harvest is approximately 7,000 tons of pecan in 6,000 planted hectares. That is, an increase of 55% compared to last year, a period of low production due to the natural alternation of the pecan tree (also called the off year) and the drought, when around 4.5 thousand tons were harvested in 5,333 acre.
Schedule:
8 am to 9 am – Reception and registration of guests.
9 am to 11 am – Overview of pecan in Brazil, nutritional richness and gastronomic diversity of the fruit.
11 am to 12 pm – Official opening of the pecan harvest with the presence of authorities.
12:00 to 14:00 – Gastronomic lunch for the guests.
2:00 pm to 4:30 pm – Technical stations, with the support of Emater, on the pecan culture and exhibition of companies and institutions that are part of the production chain:
– Station with new biological products and their characteristics;
– Station with sprayers and atomizers;
– Station with the irrigation systems and their characteristics.
– Associativism station, with a representative of IBPecan.
5 pm – Closing.
