Uruguay is spite of its limited area, is expected to reach a record yield of 8.000 kilos per hectare, among the highest in the world. Uruguay is among the top quality rice exporting nations and exports almost 90% of its production.

The 2007/08 rice harvest was officially launched Sunday in the extreme north of the country, an area where this season 37.095 hectares were planted compared to the 28.710 last year.