Rabi oilseeds production in 2019-20 to fall by 13.48%, says NBHC

Published 2020년 6월 2일

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India's monsoon season from June to September was 10% above average, and the country's total rainfall was normal. The northeast monsoon season from October to December was above normal, and live storage in 123 major reservoirs was higher than the previous year. However, unseasonal weather damaged standing Rabi crops, and the government's lockdown caused a shortage of labor and transport, impacting the rabi crop adversely. The Final Rabi Crop Estimates for 2019-20 show that pulses and oilseeds production are expected to decline by 4.58% and 6.58% over the last estimate, respectively. Wheat production is expected to fall by 3.12% over the last estimate, while rice production is projected to increase marginally. Jowar production is expected to increase by 2.62%, leading to an overall increase in production by about 23.57% over the last year.

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PUNE: The rainfall during the months of June-September was at 10 per cent above average. Rainfall over the country as a whole during the SW monsoon season (June-September), which is the principal rainy season of the country, was normal (110 per cent of LPA). The 2019 northeast monsoon season (October-December) rainfall over the country as a whole was above normal (129 per cent of LPA). Live storage in 123 major reservoirs as on 21 May 2020 was 60.73 BCM as against 36.15 BCM on the same day last year (21 May 2019) and 37.58 BCM of normal (average of the last 10 years) storage. Current year's storage is 168 per cent of last year's storage and 162 per cent of last 10 year's average storage. Unseasonal rains, thunderstorms and snowfall across certain pockets in the country in Feb- March had led to damage of standing Rabi crops - wheat, mustard and gram as over 60 per cent were concentrated in north-western and central India. In India, Rabi harvesting starts in March in Gujarat, Madhya ...

Source: Economic times