CRISIL DRIP: As monsoon withdraws, deficiency up in kharif growing states

But healthy irrigation cover in some states and for certain crops has come to the rescue. On an overall basis, so far only groundnut is under material pressure

As of the week ended September 19, rainfall deficiency at the all-India level rose to 10% below the long-period average (LPA). In the preceding week, it was only 8% deficient. Deficiency rose in key five kharif growing states of Punjab, West Bengal, Haryana, Bihar and Gujarat and turned somewhat deficient in Rajasthan and parts of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. 

With rains receding, a lot more states are seeing weak rains. This could impact sowing of a few crops. For instance, until the previous week, only groundnut and rice were somewhat impacted, now few others - soybean, maize, cotton, tur