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COTTON ACREAGE DROP
Sowing area in Marathwada down by 7% amid rainfall deficitMarathwada's cultivation area has shrunk by nearly 3.5 lakh hectares this year. Rainfall is 20.3 percent below average, impacting the regio...- China’s cotton crop seen shrinking on freeze and smaller areaThe country is known to be the one of the largest cotton importers and the world's biggest textile producer.
- Kharif planting gathers steam in last leg due to fresh spell of rainsCoarse cereals, cotton, rice and pulses have seen a fall in acreage, while oilseeds and sugarcane have reported an increase.
- Planting begins; acreage to be the same as last year’sSoyabean, pulses and sugarcane area could surpass cotton in acreage as prices were firm and pest infestation in those crops was less.
- Demand for cotton seeds in Punjab down 20-30% from year ago, say companiesCotton, largely BT cotton, was grown over 122 lakh hectares in India in 2017-18. In recent years, pest infestation, high input costs and dr...
- Area under Kharif crops up by 7.43 per cent despite less rainThe acreage under cotton has gone up by 18.26 per cent from last year to 11.71million hectares, according to data from the agriculture mini...
- Cardamom hogs limelight; jumps 6.4% on MCX in a weekCardamom rose 6.4% to 1,100 per kg on MCX due to lower supplies at the auction centres.
- Whitefly fear: Cotton acreage drops to 61-year lowFear of another attack of whitefly pest, which ravaged huge tracts of cotton last year in Punjab, has led to biggest drop in area under cot...
- Whitefly pest scare to lower cotton acreageNational output is estimated to dip 12% compared to the last kharif season, as per the estimates of the Cotton Association of India.
- Hybrid seed makers pin hopes on alternative cropsOf the total production capacity of seed manufacturers, nearly 50% is dedicated to alternate crop seeds while the rest is for BT cotton pro...
- Monsoon plays spoilsport for cotton seed companiesThis came at a time when they were struggling to deal with a sharp reduction in hybrid seed prices announced by some state governments such...
- Cotton prices to be stable in the coming yearHowever, the government decision on offloading stocks from state reserves will be key in driving domestic prices.
- Maharashtra cotton output may fall on dry weatherDry weather has taken a toll on cotton production in Maharashtra, the second largest cotton producer in the country.
- Kharif sowing picks up on good rainsAs the country gears up for the festival season, there is good news from the agriculture sector, the backbone of the Indian economy.
- Cotton's loss is Soyabean's gainDelayed rainfall and a drop in cotton prices have ensured that cotton has not eaten into the soyabean acreage as expected before the beginn...
- Acreage rises for cotton, shrinks for paddyIn kharif season, paddy area will shrink in Punjab & Haryana; acreage under oilseeds, guar, soyabean, maize, jowar & bajra may decrease
- Cotton output may fall if dry spell lingersCountry’s cotton economy is keenly awaiting a fresh spell of rains.
- Kharif foodgrain output won't fall sharplyCountry's average annual kharif foodgrain output may not see a sharp drop.
- Lower cotton acreage to hurt, but Bt crop may save the dayCotton production may not witness a significant fall despite reduction in acreage by about 500,000 hectares in 2008-09.
- Gujarat likely to produce 90 lakh bales of cottonTotal cotton acreage in the country is estimated to be 90 lakh hectares during the current season, in Gujarat, its 20 lakh hectares. The co...
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