India: Excess rainfall and untimely sowing likely to hit some kharif crops

게시됨 2024년 6월 29일

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The weather office's prediction of above-normal rains during the second half of the monsoon season has sparked concerns among farmers and the pulses industry. Delayed sowing and excessive rainfall during crucial stages like harvest or flowering and fruiting can potentially damage crops such as moong, urad, soyabean, and cotton. This issue is further compounded by the increasing frequency of multi-year La Nina events and changes in India's monsoon rainfall patterns. The pulses industry, however, is hopeful for increased production due to increased sowing area for urad and tur, provided your article does not mention any specific source for this optimism.

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PUNE: The weather office's forecast that the second half of the monsoon season could see above-normal rains has raised fears that excess moisture could hit the crops of moong, urad, soyabean and cotton, sowing for which has started late because of deficit rainfall. It has been seen that delayed sowing followed by excess rainfall at the time of harvest or during the flowering and the fruiting stages has often spoiled crops of moong, urad, soyabean and cotton, reducing their production substantially. This year, the pulses industry is expecting a big jump in the area sown under urad and tur due to attractive prices."If rainfall remains normal at the time of harvest, we can expect a very good crop of urad. However, if we get excessive rainfall at the time of harvest, it can damage the quality of the crop," said B Krishnamurthy, committee member of Indian Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA). Past experience shows that just increasing acreage does not guarantee a bumper output. "It has ...

출처: Economic times