A rain dampener for kharif crops this monsoon poses price risks
2 years, 4 months ago

A rain dampener for kharif crops this monsoon poses price risks

Live Mint  

The patchy progress of the southwest monsoon this year has cast a long shadow on India’s kharif crop produce, particularly of rice, which is an important constituent of the government’s food distribution programmes. The southwest monsoon season runs from June to September and typically provides around three-fourths of the country’s annual rainfall. It remains considerably lower than last year’s for rice due to reduced sowing in eight of the top 10 rice-producing states, led by West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. Rice sowing was delayed due to uneven rainfall initially last year as well, but rice sowing had reached its last 5-year average by end-July.

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‘Changing monsoon altering crop cycles’
5 months ago

‘Changing monsoon altering crop cycles’

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: June, the first of the four-month monsoon season, is becoming drier and hotter, delaying sowing of kharif or summer crops by two to three weeks and, as a result, pushing winter-planted wheat into periods of heat stress, official data shows. This in turn tends to delay and shorten the time available for sowing the winter staple wheat, exposing …

Amid better monsoon, kharif sowing in 2024-25 up 10% year-on-year to 57.5 million hectares
5 months, 1 week ago

Amid better monsoon, kharif sowing in 2024-25 up 10% year-on-year to 57.5 million hectares

Live Mint  

The area under cultivation in the 2024-25 kharif season has increased by 10.3% year-on-year, reaching 57.5 million hectares, following better monsoon rains during the last fortnight. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} At 57.5 million hectares, or 53% of the normal sown area, the combined sown area of key kharif crops such as paddy, pulses, oilseeds, sugarcane and cotton, is up 10.3% year-on-year, according …

Kharif crop sowing areas surge with improved monsoon rainfall
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Kharif crop sowing areas surge with improved monsoon rainfall

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The sowing areas for Kharif crops have significantly increased following an improvement in monsoon rainfall. This increased rainfall has led to a significant rise in the sowing areas of Kharif crops, which have increased by over 14% compared to last year. India's paddy sowing areas have seen a 20% increase compared to last year, reaching around 60 LHa …

Deficit rainfall threatens kharif crops in Ganjam
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Deficit rainfall threatens kharif crops in Ganjam

New Indian Express  

BERHAMPUR: Deficit rainfall, despite predictions of heavy rain, has severely impacted kharif paddy cultivation, spelling disaster for farmers across Ganjam district. Farmers were hopeful for a good kharif harvest following the IMD forecast of normal rainfall. This year, the district administration set a target to cover 4.5 lakh hectares of land under kharif cultivation. According to chief district agriculture officer …

Farmers rejoice as sky opens up during kharif season in Anakapalli
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers rejoice as sky opens up during kharif season in Anakapalli

The Hindu  

Two lakh farmers in 24 mandals of the district have started the sowing of paddy in the current kharif farming season. We need this kind of intermittent rains for sowing, but for the next process in July, we need continuous and bountiful rains,” said K. Suryanarayana Raju, a farmer from Payakaraopeta. Anakapalli District Agriculture Officer B. Mohana Rao said that …

Rains Help Farmers to Start Agri-related Activity
7 months ago

Rains Help Farmers to Start Agri-related Activity

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: Following the pre-monsoon rains, farmers are preparing to plant crops such as cotton, groundnut, redgram, chili, onion etc in the district. Hoping for sufficient rains this season and a good yield, farmers have shown additional interest in cultivating dry crops. The district administration imposed a ban on paddy cultivation last year due to a shortage of rain and to …

Drought during khariff is expected to cause nearly 50% drop in food production: Agriculture Minister
1 year, 2 months ago

Drought during khariff is expected to cause nearly 50% drop in food production: Agriculture Minister

The Hindu  

With the southwest monsoon ending with deficit and erratic rainfall, the food production in Karnataka is estimated to come down from a projected 111 lakh tonnes to 58 lakh tonnes owing to damage to crops. The highest crop loss has been reported with maize in 11.84 lakh hectares, followed by toor in 7.16 lakh hectares, ragi in 4.45 lakh hectares, …

Karnataka achieves 75% target of kharif sowing owing to deficient rainfall
1 year, 4 months ago

Karnataka achieves 75% target of kharif sowing owing to deficient rainfall

The Hindu  

Amid erratic rainfall received across the State, Karnataka has recorded a 75% sowing of the targeted area this kharif season. Agriculture Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy told presspersons here on Thursday that of the total sowing target of 82.35 lakh hectares, sowing had been completed in 61.72 lakh hectares. 22% shortfall According to the statistics released on Thursday, the State has received …

Late Rain Hits Kharif Sowing in TS, Cultivation Area Down
1 year, 5 months ago

Late Rain Hits Kharif Sowing in TS, Cultivation Area Down

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Delayed monsoon, coupled with rainfall deficit, has hit the kharif sowing season in the state, with the area under cultivation reporting a dip for all crops, compared to 2022, as per the latest report submitted by the agriculture department to the state government. Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao is expected to review kharif agriculture operations and water level in …

Bihar: Delayed monsoon, severe heatwave affects paddy seedlings transplantation
1 year, 6 months ago

Bihar: Delayed monsoon, severe heatwave affects paddy seedlings transplantation

Hindustan Times  

The prolonged severe heat wave coupled with delayed monsoon rains in Bihar has severally affected the sowing of paddy seedlings with just 31% of overall transplantation done so far across nine divisions, officials of the state agriculture department said. Only 31 % coverage of paddy seedlings done out of targeted cultivable area Bihar has recorded 81% deficient rainfall this month …

Heavy rains damage crops ahead of harvest, threatening higher food prices
2 years, 2 months ago

Heavy rains damage crops ahead of harvest, threatening higher food prices

Live Mint  

Heavy rainfall in India has damaged key summer-sown crops such as rice, soybean, cotton, pulses and vegetables just before harvesting, which could stoke food inflation in Asia's third biggest economy, farmers, traders and industry officials said. Higher food prices could prompt New Delhi to slap additional restrictions on exports of food commodities such as rice, wheat, and sugar, and potentially …

Rice retail prices soar by 6.31 per cent as less area sown with paddy this year
2 years, 4 months ago

Rice retail prices soar by 6.31 per cent as less area sown with paddy this year

Firstpost  

As per the agriculture ministry’s data, paddy has been sown in 343.70 lakh hectares till 18 August of this Kharif season when compared with 374.63 lakh hectares last year New Delhi: After wheat, rice prices are firming up on reports of supply concerns with the all-India average retail price of the grain ruling higher by 6.31 per cent at Rs …

Delay in rain may lead to rise in food prices: Here’s why
2 years, 4 months ago

Delay in rain may lead to rise in food prices: Here’s why

Live Mint  

The India Meteorological Department on Friday said that a prolonged break in the monsoon is likely to affect the critical paddy sowing season across north and east India that may also lead to increase in prices of certain food items. Only isolated rain is expected over the Indo-Gangetic plains region till the first week of August and the delay is …

Kharif sowing on rise, lower output of rice likely amid patchy rainfall
2 years, 4 months ago

Kharif sowing on rise, lower output of rice likely amid patchy rainfall

Hindustan Times  

The area under most kharif or summer-sown crops critical for the country’s food security rose in the week ended July 29, compared to the same period last year, official data showed on Friday, but experts said they expected lower output of the main staple rice due to a patchy monsoon, potentially pushing up cereal prices. “Since rainfall continues to be …

Kharif acreage rises marginally as monsoon picks pace: Report
2 years, 4 months ago

Kharif acreage rises marginally as monsoon picks pace: Report

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: India's kharif acreage has increased marginally so far this year with adequate progress of the southwest monsoon, India Ratings and Research said in a note on Thursday. “As on 15 July 2022, the total area sown under kharif crops has been 59.21 million hectare against 59.13 mha during the same period last year. As a result, the correlation between …

Uneven monsoon hurts kharif sowing in Chittoor district
2 years, 5 months ago

Uneven monsoon hurts kharif sowing in Chittoor district

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI:While it has been raining heavily in some parts of the state, uneven rainfall in Chittoor district has left the farmers in deep distress. With more than half of the district receiving inadequate rainfall so far this month, farmers are apprehensive about timely sowing of the kharif crops. With rainfall deficiency, many farmers are facing difficulty in cultivation of kharif …

Data | Rice sowing hit as monsoon stalled, stock averts crisis
2 years, 5 months ago

Data | Rice sowing hit as monsoon stalled, stock averts crisis

The Hindu  

After a slow start, the Southwest monsoon has arrived in most parts of the country except Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, and Punjab. Given that three of these five regions are the top producers of rice, paddy output may take a significant hit if rainfall continues to remain poor. However, rice and paddy stocks in government godowns are …

A grim outlook for the rice crop
2 years, 5 months ago

A grim outlook for the rice crop

Hindustan Times  

Will India have to live with a reduction in rice output as well after a lower-than-expected wheat production this year? However, if monsoon rainfall does not revive in these regions in the next couple of weeks, the outlook for the rice crop is bound to turn grim. The four states listed above, where rainfall performance has been underwhelming so far, …

Rains impact Kharif cultivation badly
2 years, 5 months ago

Rains impact Kharif cultivation badly

The Hindu  

Incessant rain lashing Telangana for about a week now has badly impacted the cultivation of kharif crops as the sowing/transplantation of various crops is less by about 16.28 lakh acres by the end of July second week compared to the same time last year. Not only that but the widespread heavy rain has also damaged standing crops, most of which …

Trends show 27% dip in paddy sowing
2 years, 5 months ago

Trends show 27% dip in paddy sowing

The Hindu  

Factors such as water scarcity in Punjab and increase in fertilizer prices may have resulted in 27% decrease in paddy sowing till July 1 during this kharif season. Farmers have flagged the high prices of diammonium phosphate, muriate of potash, and nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, key fertilizers used in cultivating paddy. Many farmers have decided to leave their land fallow …

Faltering rain upsets paddy crop cycles in Kerala
2 years, 6 months ago

Faltering rain upsets paddy crop cycles in Kerala

The Hindu  

Farmers in the State, especially paddy growers, are having a tough time due to the faltering southwest monsoon in June and July. The excess precipitation in May often leads to widespread crop loss across the State, as it is the period of ‘Puncha’ harvest in many areas. Similarly, the excess rainfall during northeast monsoon that frequently extends to November and …

Monsoon jitters: The Hindu Editorial on rain deficit and droughts
2 years, 6 months ago

Monsoon jitters: The Hindu Editorial on rain deficit and droughts

The Hindu  

The monsoon landed early in Kerala, three days ahead of the normal date of June 1. The monsoon rainfall is critical to kharif sowing and so a faltering June has raised concerns in several quarters. June rainfall, particularly in the first fortnight, is historically patchy and contributes less than 18% of the monsoon rainfall. The June to September rainfall over …

Data | Kharif sowing takes a hit as southwest monsoon stalls
3 years, 5 months ago

Data | Kharif sowing takes a hit as southwest monsoon stalls

The Hindu  

Rainfall during the southwest monsoon reduced sharply in July compared to June, impacting the sowing of major Kharif crops. The deficit in rainfall is high in West Uttar Pradesh, east Rajasthan, Gujarat, the Saurashtra and Kutch regions, and Kerala this year and has reduced the area sown by more than 10% until July 9, 2021 compared to the same period …

Kharif planting lags as monsoon rains taper off
3 years, 5 months ago

Kharif planting lags as monsoon rains taper off

The Hindu  

Indian farmers have planted 49.9 million hectares with summer crops, down 10.4% from a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, as monsoon rains taper off after a strong start last month. Planting of rice, the key summer crop, was at 11.5 million hectares as of July 9 versus 12.6 million hectares in the previous year, …

Monsoon covers entire Jharkhand, sowing for Kharif crops begins
3 years, 6 months ago

Monsoon covers entire Jharkhand, sowing for Kharif crops begins

Hindustan Times  

With monsoon setting in, sowing for Kharif crops has started across Jharkhand amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. “Farmers need to follow general guidelines such as wearing masks and maintaining social distancing during sapling plantation on field,” state agriculture secretary Abu Bakr Siddiqui said. “Under its influence, widespread rainfall activity along with isolated heavy to very heavy rains are likely in …

Sowing of Pulses, Coarse Cereals and Oilseeds Almost Over; Rice Growing Still in Progress: Govt
4 years, 3 months ago

Sowing of Pulses, Coarse Cereals and Oilseeds Almost Over; Rice Growing Still in Progress: Govt

News 18  

Sowing of pulses, coarse cereals and oilseeds is almost over, while rice planting is still in progress in the ongoing kharif 2020 season notwithstanding the COVID-19 pandemic, the agriculture ministry said on Friday. Total area sown to all kharif crops rose 5.68 per cent to 1,104.54 lakh hectare so far in the current kharif season as against 1,045.18 lakh hectare …

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