Page 4 - Kharif Crop

Uneven rains impact rice sowing, area under crop shrinks by 2 mn hectares

Rice has been sown on 50 million hectares as on August 23, about 23% lower than area covered during same period last year

Overall rains in excess, but unsteady distribution may play spoilsport

The welcome recovery in July and August notwithstanding, rainfall has not been uniformly spread across regions and time

Slight recovery: Farm sector bounces back, inflation rises in Q1

Farmers could pin their hopes for a better future on the rising inflation rate in some crops at 5.9 per cent in the quarter under review

Erratic monsoon rains hit kharif sowing, pulls down area coverage by 12%

The total food grains sown area as on August 10 stood at 3.17 million hectares as compared to 3.63 million hectares at this time last year

Gujarat sees upsurge in kharif sowing, water storage post heavy rains

Barring a few areas that were affected by flooding due to torrential rains, agricultural dept officials say that overall the state has gained from the recent spell

Kharif sowing to be normal, says govt; monsoon level 1% below average

Overall, total kharif crops so far have been sown in around 86.95 million hectares, which is 5.35 per cent lower than the same period last year

Commodity prices fall worldwide, falling rupee helps India market

Agri, metals, oil down, gold jump sharply reacting to global economic and geo political uncertainties

Jute mills warned after faltering on supplies for kharif marketing season

The jute industry struggled to meet its supply commitments for packing food grains in June and July

Rain in August to determine final output of kharif crops this year

The southwest monsoon has picked up over central and western India, but it is still below last year's average

Dry Bundelkhand gets rain bounty, acreage up by 5% to 1.1 mn hectares

The total kharif crop acreage in UP now stands at more than 9 Mn Ha, including 6 Mn Ha of paddy and 1.7 Mn Ha of pulses

Recovery in kharif sowing to boost fertiliser sales this year

Estimates of normal rainfalls this monsoon season to support the move, rising raw material prices to affect margins

Kharif sowing: UP draws roadmap for deficient rainfall amid subdued monsoon

UP government has decided that the paddy sowing would be encouraged only when the rainfall activity is abundant for the water-intensive crop

Kharif acreage tops 105 mn hectares, pulses at five-year best

With sowing almost complete in most parts of the country, there is little expectation of any big change in acreage

Sowing of pulses tops five-year average

Centre raises rice procurement target for 2016-17, on hope of bumper harvest

Kharif crops output likely to be better than last year

Till last week, total area sown to kharif crops was higher by 11.38 lakh hectares when compared to the year-ago period

Andhra Pradesh targets 43 lakh ha acreage in kharif season: Official

production of pulses grew by 30% last year in the state and AP was the only state to have produced more than the target

Kharif sowing picks up pace on ample rains

Till last week, total acreage under kharif crops was down 23% to 215.87 lakh hectare

Paddy area improves as monsoon active over east India

According to the IMD, June ended with an overall rainfall deficiency of 11 per cent