According to Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, the area under kharif maize is increased by 3 percent to 8,465 thousand hectares as against 8,201 thousand hectares sowed during the same period last year. Madhya Pradesh […]
Kharif rice sowing area increased by 2.7%:
According to Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, the area under kharif rice is increased by 2.7 percent to 40,341 thousand hectares as against 39,281 thousand hectares sowed during the same period last year. Uttar Pradesh […]
Kharif update and rainfall pattern in key states –
Kharif sowing in the country as on August 6 is pegged at 9.3 mln hectares, down 2.4% on year. Sowing in most kharif crops has gained pace week on week but are still behind from previous […]
Kharif Sowing Update – as on July 30
Kharif Sowing Update – Kharif sowing in the country as on July 30 is pegged at 84.8 mln hectares, down 4.7% on year. Sowing in most kharif crops has gained pace but is still behind from […]
Kharif Sowing Update – July 23
Kharif Sowing Update – Kharif sowing in the country as on July 23 is pegged at 72.14 mln hectares, down 8.9% on year. So far sowing in Coarse cereals is lagging behind the most, followed by […]
Kharif Sowing Update – – July 16, 2021
Kharif sowing in the country as on July 16 is pegged at 61.19 mln hectares, down 12% on year. So far sowing in Coarse cereals is lagging behind the most, followed by oilseeds and thereafter cotton […]
Maize prices to remain supported on export enquiries
Maize prices after remaining subdued until mid of June have bounced back due to export enquiries and fears of lower sowing so far in the Kharif sowing season. Prices of benchmark Gulabbagh market in Bihar is […]
Lower acreage under soybean & erratic monsoon to push prices to new high
Acreage under soybean as on July 7 in the country is down 11% at 8.21 mln hectares as compared to 9.2 mln hectares in the corresponding period a year ago. Sowing in the country is down […]
Kharif sowing in the country as on July 9 is pegged at 49.99 mln hectares, down 10% on year.
Kharif sowing in the country as on July 9 is pegged at 49.99 mln hectares, down 10% on year. Sowing has been down due to erratic monsoon during June 1-July 9 period in the key growing […]
Kharif Sowing 2021 Update
The much awaited Kharif 2021 sowing data is out and the numbers are quite a surprise. The rainfall in June was normal and with progress in some states being ahead of schedule, have resulted in early […]