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Agri-Biz & Commodities
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Cultivation Area under most kharif crops up
Our Bureau New Delhi, July 27 Vigorous monsoon rainfall activity till the middle of this month has led to increased sowing under most kharif crops. Whether the higher plantings would translate into a bumper harvest would now depend on how the monsoon behaves in the coming weeks during the crucial growth phase. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the country on the whole has received an area-weighted rainfall of 413.3 millimetres (mm) during the current south-west monsoon season (June-September) till July 25. This is 3.8 per cent more than the ‘normal’ long period average of 398 mm historically recorded for this period. However, the latest week ended July 25 has seen an overall deficit of 29.6 per cent, suggestive of a ‘break’ in the monsoon. Moreover, the meteorological department has predicted a continuation of the current ‘weak phase’ in the ensuing week as well. Rainfall activity over central and adjoining peninsular and north-west India will, therefore, ‘remain subdued’ during this period. That may not seem very good news, though the situation still does not call for pressing the alarm bell. Meanwhile, the Union Agriculture Ministry’s latest Crop Weather Watch Report, released here on Friday, indicates a step up in acreages for oilseeds, pulses, cotton and sugarcane, with only rice and jute marginally lagging behind.
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