Chennai 13 August : The drizzling rains have reduced the kharif area of sowing for oilseeds and pulses, and the sowing of rice is also affected, according to in a report from the Bank of Baroda.As per the report the western region continues to experience inadequate rainfall.
“Acreage of pulses and oilseeds has decreased.Rice sowing is likely to be affected further.
In of 36 subdivisions six have experienced inadequate rainfall during this time and six states are in the zone of deficiency,” it added.
However, it was noted that the states of the south seen the highest levels of storage in comparison with other areas, which is a good sign for rabi sowing.
As of August 12, 2022, the sown areas of pulses (4 percent) and oilseeds (0.8 percent) has decreased compared with the previous year.
In pulses, a significant drop in the area sown has been observed in arhar (11.7 percent) and the urad (4.6 percent).Area sown for mesta and jute mesta has also dropped by 1 percent.
The total surface area of rice also had registered a decrease in the week prior.However the the acreage of sugarcane and cotton increased by 5.3 percent and 0.2 per cent , respectively according to the report.
The Kharif sowing this year: cereals 37.4 million hectares (2021-22 – 40.2 mn ha), rice 23.2 mn ha (26.7 mn ha), pulses 12.2 mn ha (12.7 mn ha), oilseeds 18 mn ha (18.2 mn ha), cotton 11.8 mn ha (11.2 mn ha), sugarcane 5.5 mn ha (5.4 mn ha), jute and mesta 0.7 mn ha (0.7 mn ha).
The report states that the information for cereals such as rice, cotton, and sugarcane are of the date of August 5, and for the rest the data is from the 29th of July.
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