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Rabi on a roll: Current season may go up against December last year

According to rating agency CRISIL, kharif harvest was delayed last year, so acreage growth under rabi was on a low base till November 2019.

Early rabi harvest worry on warmer winter

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So far this year, rabi sowing has been spurred by abundant rains

2 min read Last Updated : Dec 05 2020 | 6:05 AM IST

Sowing for the rabi, or winter crop, season has covered 34.8 million hectare (ha) by November 27 — 4 per cent more than in the entire previous season and 2 per cent above the average of the past five years. But will the momentum sustain for the full sowing season, which starts in November and stretches till January-end?

According to rating agency CRISIL, kharif harvest was delayed last year, so acreage growth under rabi was on a low base till November 2019. But from December, sowing picked up. Hence, rabi sowing for the current season will be up against

Topics : rabi sowing Rabi crops Indian Economy

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