Kharif Sowing

Paddy sowing saw a 2.1 per cent increase, reaching 41 million hectares compared to the five-year average

Though the state has surpassed the paddy sowing target, it is yet to achieve the overall kharif crop sowing target for the season even as the sowing has come to a halt

Normal area is the average area for the last five years

Kharif plantation till July 5 over 14% higher than area covered during the same period last year

Supplies by the central government agencies in the coming weeks are expected to fill the demand-availability gap

Concerns in Karnataka, Maharashtra due to prolonged break in showers

The last 10-years average during the same period was 63 per cent of FRL

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Pulses, soybean, cotton still laggards; monsoon deficit in 40% of 717 districts

This gap may shrink as the monsoon gathers pace

Sowing of several major kharif crops, such as rice, arhar, soybean and cotton, continued to be below last year's level

Single superphosphate to be included in 'One Nation, One Fertiliser' scheme in the next few months

An estimated Rs 14,000 crore is expected to be injected into the rural economy of Uttar Pradesh through the procurement of paddy in the current 2022-23 kharif marketing season

This acreage was, however, 1.13 per cent more than the normal area in which paddy is planted

This will be the lowest output in two years, according to first estimate

The Centre has clamped export curbs on several paddy varieties as it feels that total production might drop by 10-12 million tonnes due to delayed sowing.

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

In the eastern states where monsoon is in deficit, work demand has also fallen barring Jharkhand, which has seen a 12.38% spike in households demanding work under MGNREGA in July

However, if monsoon progress in August and is geographically more even, Nomura believes Kharif sowing could still pick up going ahead, which in turn could keep food prices and inflation under check.

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