Torrential rains that lashed parts of Madhya Pradesh since Friday may have caused flooding, but that may not affect the standing crop of soyabean, which is currently at different stages of flowering or pod development at various places, maintained experts.

Soyabean growing regions of Madhya Pradesh and East Rajasthan have been receiving excess rains this monsoon.

Heavy rains left rivers overflowing and farms flooded mostly in western Madhya Pradesh, which received heavy rainfall on Sunday registered recorded a 538 per cent increase in precipitation over the normal.

“At present the rains are good for the crop. Even if it is raining heavily, it is taking a halt after a few days. This helps the crop for better yield. The areas that have witnessed flooding are not major soyabean region. Hence, we do not see any major impact of the recent rains on soyabean crop,” said DN Pathak, Executive Director, Soyabean Processors Association of India (SOPA).

In East Madhya Pradesh, the cumulative rainfall so far, in the season was 36 per cent more than normal at 102.07 cm against the normal of 75.19 cm. Cumulative rainfall in East Rajasthan, so far, has been 51 per cent more at 68.45 cm against the normal of 45.44 cm.

Meanwhile, the heavy rains in the sowing regions of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and parts of Gujarat may increase the moisture content in the seed, thereby hurting the quality of the crop.

Ahmedabad-based commodity expert Biren Vakil maintained that in some places, the crop may turn green owing to the increased moisture content, thereby hurting the export prospects.

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