With the monsoon being energetic over southern, central and western areas over the past one week, sowing of Kharif crops similar to paddy, pulses, oilseeds, coarse cereals and cotton has picked up tempo.
According to agriculture ministry knowledge launched on Friday, Kharif crops have been sown in 40.66 million hectare (MH)) which is about 9% lower than corresponding interval final yr. The shortfall in space lined beneath Kharif crops in relation to 2021 on June 24 was 24%.
Among main kharif crops, acreage of pulses is marginally increased than final yr. Cotton sowing has been near the identical interval final yr and coarse cereals marginally increased.
Sugarcane sowing is reported at 5.3 MH which is at half with the earlier yr.
Sowing of oilseeds together with soyabean and groundnut has been lagging behind by 19% at 7.7 MH in comparison with the identical interval final yr. However in response to official knowledge, soyabean has been sown in 5.4 MH thus far whereas Soybean Processor Association of India says number of oilseed has been sown in 7 MH.
Rice sowing progress has been lagging behind by greater than 22% in comparison with final yr.
An agriculture ministry official mentioned the window for sowing of Kharif crops is until the top of July and tempo of sowing will choose up tempo additional in coming weeks. Kharif crops are sown round 106 MH.
The enough and nicely distributed rainfall throughout monsoon months (June-September) helps in boosting kharif crop manufacturing in addition to making certain ample moisture for the rabi crops.
In April, 2022, the federal government had set a document foodgrain manufacturing goal of 328 million tonne (MT) within the 2022-23 crop yr (July-June) in opposition to 314 MT of manufacturing in 2021-22, as per the third advance estimate of foodgrain output.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its forecast on Friday mentioned “active monsoon conditions over central India and along west coast are likely to continue during next five days and increase of rainfall over Northwest India during next three days,”.
The monsoon has picked up tempo since June 16 when deficiency in monsoon rains was 25%.
A Met division official mentioned that the monsoon has been energetic over the central, west and southern area within the final one week. During June 1-July 8, the cumulative common monsoon rainfall was 234.5 mm, which was 2% greater than the traditional bench mark of 230.4 mm for a similar interval.
Only the east and northeast and south peninsula areas of the nation have obtained 4% and 13% extra monsoon rainfall than regular quantity thus far. Cumulative deficiency in rain over central India and north and northeast India was reported at solely 4% and three% respectively.
On May 31, the IMD mentioned monsoon rains this yr can be greater than what it had forecast in April at 103% of the benchmark long-period common (LPA), with 81% probability of rainfall being both “normal” or above.
In its forecast for June, the IMD has predicted a traditional rainfall within the vary of 92-108 % of LPA.
Meanwhile, the typical water stage in 143 main reservoirs within the nation at current is much less by 5% on yr, the Central Water Commission mentioned. The water stage can be 21% increased than the typical of the final 10 years.
Reservoirs at the moment have 53.64 billion cubic metres (BCM) of water, which is about 30% of their mixed capability. A yr in the past, 56.25 BCM water was obtainable in these reservoirs, whereas the typical of the final 10 years is 44.22 BCM, in response to the newest CWC notice.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”