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Rains likely to mean issue for kharif acreage in India, shows data Farming

.1 min read Final Updated: Aug 28 2024|12:07 AM IST.The area under kharif better enhanced in the course of the week finished August 23 as sowing was actually practically comprehensive in many crops. Records presented that till August 23, kharif plants have been sown in around 106.5 thousand hectares-- practically 2 percent greater than the region dealt with during the exact same period in 2015 yet 2.81 per cent lower than the regular acreage (which is actually the average of the final five years). Fortunately is actually that the locations under arhar, groundnut, soybean, and also cotton are much more than their five-year average. However, all eyes will definitely perform the weather condition in the upcoming few weeks as excess rains in September might deluge industries and also induce lodging which is bad for the ultimate turnout. Till August 27, the South west downpour has actually been actually 7 per cent much more than normal along with Central and also Southern India recording rainfalls which were actually more than 17 per cent excess thus far in the season. With La Nina setting in, the rains may get even stronger.
Very First Released: Aug 28 2024|12:07 AM IST.