India: Kharif crop sowing deficit decreases to 5.3%
India
Published Jul 3, 2022
Tridge summary
The monsoon has already reached most parts of the country and is expected to cover the entire country by July 15, paddy acreage in the northern region should be sown on time this year.
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As the country has had more rain during the previous week, Kharif sowing has picked up speed. As of Friday, the area planted with all crops was reported to be 278.72 lakh hectares (lh), down from 294.42 lh during the same time last year. As of June 24, there had been a 23.8% decrease in the Kharif sowing area. Farmers planted crops on 138.2 lh over the past week (an increase of 25% from the same time last year), with larger acreage reported in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Rajasthan. In comparison to last year, cotton coverage has increased by 3.8% to 64.08 lh as of Friday. Gujarat, which produces the most fibre, recorded an acreage of 10.86 lh compared to 11.46 lh in the same period last year, and Maharashtra, the second-largest producer, reported a covering of 23.65 lh (19.59 lh). In Haryana, there were 6.51 lh planted with cotton (6.75 lh). It was 5.57 lh (5.37 lh) in Rajasthan, 9.21 lh (10.07 lh) in Telangana, 2.48 lh (2.54 lh) in Punjab, 1.8 lh (3.34 lk) in Madhya ...
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