Kharif Grain Production

The data related to monsoon and crop production for the decade suggest that despite uneven monsoon rains over the years, Indian agricultural output has remained largely immune to rainfall patterns

CPI-inflation for the month of September surged to a five-month high of 7.4 per cent largely due to a spike in food inflation which jumped to a 22-month high of 8.6 per cent for the same period

This will be the lowest output in two years, according to first estimate

A 6-7 million tonnes shortfall in rice production due to a fall in paddy sowing area is likely to keep rice prices at elevated levels, adding to the inflationary pressure that the slowing economy is already grappling with. Elevated food prices, including that of cereals, had led to retail inflation reversing a three-month declining trend, to touch 7 per cent in August. Similarly, the wholesale price inflation, which declined to 11-month low, also showed price pressures from cereals resulting from wheat output being impacted by severe heat waves in some parts of the country. In addition to this, expectation of a lower paddy output - conservative by government estimates and higher if outside experts are to be believed - will keep inflationary expectations higher, experts and analysts believe. Erratic June-September rainfall and delayed withdrawal of South-West monsoon rains have added to concerns over paddy crop. India's rice production during the 2021-22 crop year, ended June, stoo

Official data showed that among major kharif crops, acreage of pulses was almost 7 per cent more than last year

Biggest hikes were reserved for pulses, oilseeds

Market participants anticipate a shift from pulses to oilseeds and cotton in several areas

India's foodgrain production is likely to touch record 150.50 million tonne in the ongoing kharif season on better rice output amid good monsoon, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday.

Foodgrains production is pegged at record 144.52 million tonnes in the 2020-21 kharif season notwithstanding Covid-19 crisis, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Friday.

Will also procure 1.4 million tonnes of pulses and oilseeds, and start lifting cotton on October 1

Among cash crops, cotton planting has risen by 11.29 per cent to 121.25 lakh hectares so far in the current kharif season

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Rice output in 2019-20 is expected to decline by 8.2 per cent over last year and maize by 11.9 per cent

The minister said kharif crops were affected in some states because of floods but it would not have much impact on the overall production

For lakhs of farmers in Madhya Pradesh, the rain in the last few days has washed away hopes of getting a good harvest

India has witnessed a record food grain output with an overall growth of 15 per cent in the past three years

Barring a few areas that were affected by flooding due to torrential rains, agricultural dept officials say that overall the state has gained from the recent spell

Bumper output projected despite several parts of Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern UP experiencing drought-like conditions in the initial months of the southwest monsoon season