Southwest Monsoon And Kharif Sowing
Will easing farm commodity prices provide room to RBI to pause rate hikes?
While the govt has introduced windfall tax and export curbs to arrest runaway prices, a lot depends on how the monsoon pans out this season
 "Will easing farm commodity prices provide room to RBI to pause rate hikes?")
Kharif sowing picks up as rains revive, cotton and pulses gain most
Official data showed that among major kharif crops, acreage of pulses was almost 7 per cent more than last year
 "Kharif sowing picks up as rains revive, cotton and pulses gain most")
Patchy monsoon could impact pulse and oilseed output, fueling inflation
All eyes on rains in the weeks ahead till August-end to assess final impact
 "Patchy monsoon could impact pulse and oilseed output, fueling inflation")
Late arrival of southwest monsoon rains in India may delay sowing of crops
Timely arrival of the monsoon is critical for India's crop output and economic growth.
 "Late arrival of southwest monsoon rains in India may delay sowing of crops")
Monsoon likely to arrive over Kerala on June 1, says Earth Sciences Secy
IMD announcement on May 15; timely onset augurs well for its subsequent progress and movement over mainland, which should aid in timely plantation of kharif crops
 "Monsoon likely to arrive over Kerala on June 1, says Earth Sciences Secy")
Why the temporal distribution of 2020 monsoon season is highly skewed
The phenomenon has caused a lot of problems, such as the spurt in food prices and disruption in supplies due to breakdown in the already Covid-19-battered transport in the hinterland
 "Why the temporal distribution of 2020 monsoon season is highly skewed")
Statsguru: Farm activity to MGNREGA wages, monsoon 2020 gives hope
Rains do swivel between normal, deficient and excess across years, but good rains in times of severe contraction in the economy are a big relief
 "Statsguru: Farm activity to MGNREGA wages, monsoon 2020 gives hope")
Kharif sowing completed in over 95% of normal area, shows data
Acreage under rice, moong, ragi, groundnut, soybean, and nigerseed has seen the maximum increase
 "Kharif sowing completed in over 95% of normal area, shows data")
Rains may pick up in the next few days over north and south India: IMD
The steady monsoon progress has spurred sowing of kharif crops and till last week, acreage was almost 21 per cent more than the same period last
 "Rains may pick up in the next few days over north and south India: IMD")
Kharif sowing 44% more than last year, southwest monsoon to boost further
In June, the first month of the season, rainfall over north India was 4 per cent above normal, which was the lowest among the four major subdivisions.
 "Kharif sowing 44% more than last year, southwest monsoon to boost further")
Kharif sowing 9.7% lower as monsoon delayed over Central, North India
Going forward, however, experts say sowing should pick up pace once monsoon revives eastern, central, northern and western parts of country
 "Kharif sowing 9.7% lower as monsoon delayed over Central, North India")
