Pine nut crop in Santa Catarina should fall by half

The harvest of the pinion in Santa Catarina has begun, but the forecast is that the production is half the recorded last year. Throughout the State, should be taken about 2000 tons of seed. "It's relatively normal, over the years, you have alternation of production in the case of the pinion," explains Omer Mantovani, professor at the Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (Udesc). "Studies show that the pollination is a critical time. So, any event of much rain, relative humidity too high can have some interference, "the agronomist. But the price is compensated for the producer. Last year, in this beginning of harvest, the pound was R $3. This year, R $6.