The Southwest monsoon will in all likelihood hit Kerala on time, according to the Extended Range Forecast (ERF) released by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday. The normal date for the monsoon onset over Kerala is June 1. “IMD’s ERF suggests that the monsoon will arrive over Kerala on time, around June 1. This […]
Normal to above normal rainfall is most likely during the 2021 southwest monsoon season (June – September) over most parts of South Asia, according to an authoritative seasonal forecast from the South Asian Climate Outlook Forum (SASCOF) released this week. Geographically, above-normal rainfall is most likely over some areas of the North West, along the foothills of […]
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has forecast India’s centrifugal sugar production at 34.7 million tonnes (MT) in marketing year (MY) 2021/2022 (October-September), increasing by 3 per cent above the previous season. This forecast includes 600,000 tonnes of khandsari1 and 34.1 million tonnes of milled sugar (equivalent to 31.8 million tonnes of crystal white sugar). The USDA […]
India’s Southwest monsoon, which brings a majority of rainfall to the country, is expected to be normal this year, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. M Rajeevan, secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, said the monsoon this year will be 98% of the Long Period Average with an error margin of plus and […]
India will receive normal monsoon rains for a second consecutive year, which will help maintain food supplies even as parts of the country are again facing a near lockdown. Leading weather forecaster Skymet predicted that the rains during the June-September monsoon would be around 103% of the historical average. Bountiful monsoons helped India achieve a record […]
India’s oilseeds production is set to rise by 4% to 39.9 million metric tonnes in 2021/22, according to the US Department of Agriculture. The rise in output will lead to an increase in oilmeal output by 2% to 18.8 million tonnes, leaving around 2.9 million tonnes for exports. India’s oilmeal exports increased by 129% in […]
Higher monsoon rains this year will improve India’s coffee yields as well as its exports, according to a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report. India, the world’s sixth-largest coffee grower, is likely to produce 225,000 metric tons of Robusta variety and 90,000 metric tons of Arabica variety during the October-September crop year. Thanks to bountiful […]
The sudden rains towards the end of monsoon leading to floods in certain areas of the country may hit harvest ready crops such as cotton, groundnut, moong, tur, maize and even paddy. Areas in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka are reported to be badly hit by the rains. Preliminary estimates suggest that standing […]
Credit rating agency ICRA, which last month projected a hefty 11 percent contraction in India’s GDP growth in 2020-21, is expecting the exceptionally good run of the country’s farm sector to contribute to growth in the second half of the current fiscal. The agency released its broader report on economic growth trends in the agriculture sector […]
India’s production of the main summer crop rise is expected to rise by as much as 14% this year 115.8 million tons, helped by a 9.3% increase in the planting area, according to Skymet Weather. Kharif (summer season) paddy yield is expected to be around 2,773 kilogram (kg) per hectare, which is about 4% higher […]
