Page 5 - Kharif Crop
Commodity prices fall worldwide, falling rupee helps India market
Agri, metals, oil down, gold jump sharply reacting to global economic and geo political uncertainties
 "Commodity prices fall worldwide, falling rupee helps India market")
Jute mills warned after faltering on supplies for kharif marketing season
The jute industry struggled to meet its supply commitments for packing food grains in June and July
 "Jute mills warned after faltering on supplies for kharif marketing season")
Rain in August to determine final output of kharif crops this year
The southwest monsoon has picked up over central and western India, but it is still below last year's average
 "Rain in August to determine final output of kharif crops this year")
Dry Bundelkhand gets rain bounty, acreage up by 5% to 1.1 mn hectares
The total kharif crop acreage in UP now stands at more than 9 Mn Ha, including 6 Mn Ha of paddy and 1.7 Mn Ha of pulses
Recovery in kharif sowing to boost fertiliser sales this year
Estimates of normal rainfalls this monsoon season to support the move, rising raw material prices to affect margins
 "Recovery in kharif sowing to boost fertiliser sales this year")
Kharif sowing: UP draws roadmap for deficient rainfall amid subdued monsoon
UP government has decided that the paddy sowing would be encouraged only when the rainfall activity is abundant for the water-intensive crop
Kharif acreage tops 105 mn hectares, pulses at five-year best
With sowing almost complete in most parts of the country, there is little expectation of any big change in acreage
 "Kharif acreage tops 105 mn hectares, pulses at five-year best")
Sowing of pulses tops five-year average
Centre raises rice procurement target for 2016-17, on hope of bumper harvest
Kharif crops output likely to be better than last year
Till last week, total area sown to kharif crops was higher by 11.38 lakh hectares when compared to the year-ago period
 "Kharif crops output likely to be better than last year")
Andhra Pradesh targets 43 lakh ha acreage in kharif season: Official
production of pulses grew by 30% last year in the state and AP was the only state to have produced more than the target
Kharif sowing picks up pace on ample rains
Till last week, total acreage under kharif crops was down 23% to 215.87 lakh hectare
 "Kharif sowing picks up pace on ample rains")
Paddy area improves as monsoon active over east India
According to the IMD, June ended with an overall rainfall deficiency of 11 per cent
