Moong acreage across the country rose 7.5% on year to 3.43 mln ha, largely due to a rise in area under the crop in Rajasthan and Karnataka. In Rajasthan, the largest grower, area under the crop jumped 22.5% on year to 1.92 mln ha. The government’s effort to boost pulses production and an increase in minium support prices has pushed moong acreage higher. The Centre has raised the minimum support price for moong for 2018-19 by a steep 50%. Rajasthan’s moong crop is in good condition and no major pest attack or disease has been reported so far.
Urad acreage down 8.8% on year at 4 mln ha
Farmers in the country have sown urad across 4.02 mln ha this kharif season, down 8.8% on year. Urad acreage during this kharif reason is already well above the five-year average of 3.12 mln ha for the corresponding week. In Madhya Pradesh, the largest grower of urad, acreage was down 7.7% on year at 1.65 mln ha as farmers shifted to paddy and soybean for lucrative returns.
Kharif tur area up nearly 1% at 4.57 mln ha
Area under tur was up nearly 1% at 4.57 mln ha because acreage in Karnataka, one of the key producing states, rose on the back of good monsoon. Good rains in north Karnataka led to higher acreage, said Vishwanath Biradar. Though acreage in another key producer Madhya Pradesh is down on year, it is higher than the season’s normal acreage based on five-year average.
Maharashtra Markfed to sell 30,286 tn tur
Maharashtra State Co-operative Marketing Federation has offered to sell 30,286 tn of tur through NCDEX e-Markets. The tur to be auctioned is stocked at godowns of Maharashtra State Warehousing Corp.
Govt ups ’18-19 foodgrain output target to 285.2 mln tn vs 283.7 mln
The government has also revised upwards its production targets for pulses in 2018-19 to 25 mln tn from 24 mln tn seen earlier.
Chana prices dn in Delhi on subdued dal millers buys
Prices of chana fell in Delhi due to subdued demand from dal millers. In Delhi, the benchmark market, prices of chana were down by 50 rupees. However, arrivals of chana declined. Prices of chana are likely to increase in the coming days owing to sluggish sales of government-procured stocks.