The city is a major centre of activity that includes livestock production of cattle, horses, sheep and pigs.

In agriculture, the following crops are produced in the district: mate, cotton, snuff, sugarcane, cassava, sesame, Paraguayan cedar, soy, potato, alfalfa, citrus, peanuts, oranges, (sweet and sour), sunflower.

Despite being a department rich in agricultural production and especially cattle, the dominant feature of it is the marked deficiency in terms of infrastructure and human development.

The educational level of the vast majority of the employed population (more than two-thirds) is very low, less than the first six years of basic instruction.

The working population of the department itself lacks a reasonable level of qualification, which conspires against the development of the area.

The illiteracy, due to extreme poverty, which makes it difficult to send their children to school, particularly affects women.