As per Govt Acreage and SEA of India’s latest crop survey, Govt is projecting total crop this year will set at around 8.5 MMT. The mustard final acreage can be in between 6700 to 6800 thousand […]
Rabi maize area down 9.4% on year at 1.04 mln ha.
Area under rabi maize crop in India was down 9.4% on year at 1.04 mln ha. A fall in area under rabi maize in key growing states of Bihar and Maharashtra pulled down overall acreage. Area […]
Wheat area at 23.4 mln ha, slightly up on year.
Farmers across the country have sown wheat over 23.4 mln ha, 12,000 ha higher from the year-ago period. Wheat acreage so far is sharply lower than the five-year average of 25.4 mln ha for the period. […]
Rabi moong area up 8.2% on year at 182,800 ha.
Rabi moong acreage across the country was up 8.2% on year at 182,800 ha. The acreage, however, was lower than the five-year average of 207,300 ha for the rabi season so far. The area under moong […]
Field pea acreage at 805,600 ha, down 5% YoY.
Area under field pea across the country continued to lag on year due to adverse weather in the largest growing state of Madhya Pradesh. Area under the crop was at 805,600 ha, down 5% on year. […]
Rabi urad area down 11% YoY at 425,700 ha.
Farmers in the country had sown rabi urad across 425,700 ha, down 11% on year. At 425,700 ha, area under the crop is also lower than the five-year average of 465,900 ha for the period. Sowing […]
India rabi lentils acreage down 5% YoY at 1.5 mln ha.
The area under lentils in the ongoing rabi season was at 1.52 mln ha, down 4.9% on year but slightly higher than the five-year average of 1.42 mln ha for the period. The decline in the […]
India chana area down 12.8% on year at 8.4 mln ha.
Farmers in the country have sown chana across 8.37 mln ha, down 12.8% on year. A fall in acreage of the pulse in major growing states of Karnataka and Maharashtra due to drought in key growing […]
Mustard area is increasing by 6.5% at 6.7 mln ha this year in India
India’s mustard acreage is likely to rise 6.5% on year to 6.7 mln ha in 2018-19 (Jul-Jun), as per the average of the estimates of 10 key edible oil companies and two brokerage houses. The likely rise is seen […]
India’s 2019 wheat output could fall due to warm winter this year
India’s wheat production could fall in 2019 from record output this year as lower moisture levels and higher temperatures in key growing regions are threatening yields of the winter-sown crop. A drop in output could lift […]
Warm Winter Has Started to Affect Crops in Rain-deficit Regions of Maharashtra
Farmers in some parts of Maharashtra are feeling the heat of a delayed winter, which may affect the rabi crops such as gram, tur and wheat. Less rainfall this year has already begun to affect sowing and […]
Crop update – India Rabi crop coverage down by 7 % on low coarse cereal planting
Barring oilseeds planting of most crops lower than this week last year As a shadow of drought lingers over different parts of the country, rabi sowing data released by the Agriculture Ministry on Friday show a […]