Page 3 - Kharif Crops

Paddy sowing over in 97% normal area till Sept 2, cloud over final output

For all the kharif crops, the acreage, as on September 2, was around 106.92 mha - just 1.27% lower than last year

Govt to lift 51.8 mn tonnes rice in 2022-23, double coarse cereal purchases

Rice procurement a tad higher than 50.98 mn tonnes in 2021-22; market sources say this could be a sign that govt does not expect a major drop in Kharif rice output

States peg kharif rice procurement at last year level despite output worry

The state governments have pegged the rice procurement target for the 2022 Kharif marketing season at around 506 lakh tonnes, the same as the last year's level, notwithstanding the likely marginal drop in the output, according to sources. However, the procurement estimates would be firmed up by the Union Food Ministry next week after deliberations with the state government officials, the sources added. The government procures paddy and converts it into the rice at mills. The procurement of paddy grown in the Kharif season starts in October. The procurement is undertaken at MSP by the state-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI) and state organisations. The government has fixed the minimum support price (MSP) of 'common' grade paddy at Rs 2,040 per quintal and 'grade A' at 2,060 per quintal for the 2022-23 marketing year. According to sources, the state governments have made a preliminary assessment of the Kharif paddy crop and come out with their estimate of production and ...

Paddy sown area down by 5.99%; major lag in Jharkhand, WB, Chattisgarh

Area sown to paddy declined by 5.99 per cent to 367.55 lakh hectare so far in the ongoing kharif season as a shortfall in rains has led to less coverage in some states, according to the agriculture ministry data released on Friday. Paddy was sown in 390.99 lakh hectare in the year-ago period, the data showed. It is the main kharif crop, sowing of which begins with the onset of the southwest monsoon from June and harvesting from October onwards. As per the data, less paddy area is reported from Jharkhand -- 10.51 lakh hectare (ha), West Bengal (4.62 lakh ha), Chhattisgarh (3.45 lakh ha), Uttar Pradesh (2.63 lakh ha), Bihar (2.40 lakh ha), and Odisha (2.24 lakh ha) till August 26 this kharif season. Area sown to paddy remains lower even in Assam (0.49 lakh ha), Madhya Pradesh (0.46 lakh ha), Haryana (0.44 lakh ha), Tripura (0.22 lakh ha), Nagaland (0.21 lakh ha), Meghalaya (0.18 lakh ha), Punjab (0.12 lakh ha), Maharashtra (0.07 lakh ha), Jammu & Kashmir (0.05 lakh ha), Goa (0.03 ...

Uneven monsoon to be blamed for lag in Kharif sowing, say experts

Uneven monsoon may have affected the sowing of Kharif crops in the country but it is too early to panic or worry about the production, food security and inflation, agriculture experts have said

Overall kharif sowing improves even as paddy and arhar remain muted

Experts say a fall in paddy output could hugely impact cereal prices going forward as wheat stocks in central pool aren't enough to quell any surge in prices

UP CM Adityanath reviews monsoon situation amid deficit rains' concern

Amidst concerns that a deficient monsoon will adversely affect the kharif crops, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said preparations will have to be made to face any kind of situation.

Lag in kharif sowing to be covered in July as monsoon progresses: Official

Till last week, area sown to total kharif crops was down 9.27 per cent at 406.66 lakh hectare as compared to the year-ago period.

Kharif sowing picks up as rains revive, cotton and pulses gain most

Official data showed that among major kharif crops, acreage of pulses was almost 7 per cent more than last year

Kharif acreage drags as monsoon starts slow; may pick up in the weeks ahead

Shortfall in rains, which was over 40% till June 10, narrowed to 4% by June 24 largely due to a massive downpour in the East and North-East

Firm cotton prices to keep yarn-spinning stocks in check: Analysts

Analysts expect that the inflated cotton prices will continue to haunt small-sized yarn spinners during the first half of FY23 (H1-FY23). However, a good monsoon season can paint a different story

Early kharif sowing shows healthy progress; rice, pulses area up

The actual pick-up in sowing will happen once the monsoon becomes active over Central and Western India

Govt procures over 20.9 mn tonnes of paddy this Kharif marketing season

Food Ministry said 209.52 lakh tonne of paddy has been purchased till November 8

Kharif foodgrain output estimated at record 150.50 mn tonne this year: Govt

India's foodgrain production is likely to touch record 150.50 million tonne in the ongoing kharif season on better rice output amid good monsoon, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday.

Patchy rains impact sowing of kharif crops and reservoir levels

Erratic rains have impacted sowing of kharif crops and unless the monsoon revives quickly, it could have an impact on the final yields, particularly of the crops that were sown late

Paddy planting down 1.23% so far due to deficit rains in some states

Area sown to paddy has dipped 1.23 per cent so far in the 2021-22 kharif season due to deficit rains in some states, according to agriculture ministry data released on Friday

Kharif acreage almost at last year's level; monsoon to become active again

Monsoon to become active again after August 15

Kharif acreage improves further but heavy downpour a cause for concern

Relentless monsoon has damaged standing crops as in many places; heavy impact on pulses in Rajasthan, Maharashtra and parts of UP

Patchy monsoon could impact pulse and oilseed output, fueling inflation

All eyes on rains in the weeks ahead till August-end to assess final impact

Kharif sowing drops further, raises output concerns in oilseeds, pulses

Farmers might shift from soy, cotton and maize if rainfall doesn't improve sufficiently, analysts say