India: Kharif crop sowing surpasses average area driven by paddy, pulses, and coarse cereals

Published 2024년 9월 17일

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India has seen a 2.21% increase in its kharif crop area compared to last year, totaling 109.66 million hectares, due to improved monsoon conditions. This includes a 2.10% rise in paddy sowing to 41 million hectares and a 4.76% increase in coarse cereals to 18.96 million hectares. Pulses sowing also increased by 7.86% to 12.77 million hectares. The surge in sowing areas is seen as a positive for the agriculture sector and could help reduce food inflation and prices of key protein sources, as long as the harvest is favourable. However, some crops like jute and cotton saw declines. The crop loss due to floods and excessive rainfall is estimated to be low at 2-4%, but significant damage is expected to kharif crops in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

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(MENAFN- Live Mint) New Delhi: Improved monsoon conditions over the past week have boosted sowing activities, pushing the total kharif crop area beyond the average of 109.6 million hectares (mh) as of 13 September. At 109.66 mh, this represents a 2.21% increase compared to the same period last year, according to data from data released by Agriculture Ministry on Tuesday. Paddy sowing surged to 41 mh, a 2.10% rise from the average area of 40.15 mh, and a 4.17% increase from last year's 39.35 mh. The term "normal sowing area" refers to the average sown area for a crop from 2018-19 to 2022-23. Coarse cereals, or 'shree anna', also saw a 4.76% increase over the normal area of 18.10 mh, reaching 18.96 mh as of 13 September-3.55% higher than the 18.31 mh sown during the same time last year. Pulses, another key kharif crop, recorded a 7.86% rise in sowing, expanding to 12.77 mh from 11.84 mh last year, with tur (arhar) dal alone accounting for 4.65 mh. The increase in sowing areas is a ...

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