Southwest Monsoon And Kharif Sowing

Monsoon woes: Uneven rains bring floods in some parts, drought in others

Nearly 11 per cent of India is reeling under drought-like conditions, while many regions have been flooded due to excess rain, both events severely affecting the upcoming kharif sowing season

Above normal monsoon to drive tractor sales; time to buy related stocks?

A normal monsoon, as predicted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), is likely to boost farmers' income which may drive up tractor demand, analysts said

Erratic monsoon may halt tractor stocks' rally in near-term: Analysts

Analysts believe the on-going rally across tractor stocks may face headwinds from spatial distribution of monsoon across the country, which could keep sentiments in check

Will easing farm commodity prices provide room to RBI to pause rate hikes?

While the govt has introduced windfall tax and export curbs to arrest runaway prices, a lot depends on how the monsoon pans out this season

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

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

Late arrival of southwest monsoon rains in India may delay sowing of crops

Timely arrival of the monsoon is critical for India's crop output and economic growth.

Monsoon likely to arrive over Kerala on June 1, says Earth Sciences Secy

IMD announcement on May 15; timely onset augurs well for its subsequent progress and movement over mainland, which should aid in timely plantation of kharif crops

Why the temporal distribution of 2020 monsoon season is highly skewed

The phenomenon has caused a lot of problems, such as the spurt in food prices and disruption in supplies due to breakdown in the already Covid-19-battered transport in the hinterland

Statsguru: Farm activity to MGNREGA wages, monsoon 2020 gives hope

Rains do swivel between normal, deficient and excess across years, but good rains in times of severe contraction in the economy are a big relief

Kharif sowing completed in over 95% of normal area, shows data

Acreage under rice, moong, ragi, groundnut, soybean, and nigerseed has seen the maximum increase

Rains may pick up in the next few days over north and south India: IMD

The steady monsoon progress has spurred sowing of kharif crops and till last week, acreage was almost 21 per cent more than the same period last

Kharif sowing 44% more than last year, southwest monsoon to boost further

In June, the first month of the season, rainfall over north India was 4 per cent above normal, which was the lowest among the four major subdivisions.

Kharif sowing 9.7% lower as monsoon delayed over Central, North India

Going forward, however, experts say sowing should pick up pace once monsoon revives eastern, central, northern and western parts of country