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Govt sets paddy procurement target at 708.64 lakh tons in KMS 2026-27, lower than actuals of last 3 yrsThe Centre has set a paddy procurement target of 708.64 lakh tonne for the upcoming Kharif season. This target is lower than actual procure...- India gets the rain in August, but monsoon deficit still widensIndia's monsoon rainfall deficit has widened to nearly fourteen percent. Erratic rainfall has hurt kharif crop sowing across several region...
- Kharif sowing dips 3% to 894 lakh ha despite 81% coverage of normal areaKharif crop sowing has declined by three percent this season. Paddy and pulses acreage saw a notable decrease across several states. Coarse...
- Monsoon revival boosts summer crop planting in IndiaA revival in monsoon rains has accelerated the sowing of key summer crops across India, helping farmers recover from an early-season slowdo...
- Area sown to kharif crops remains 16% on weak monsoon; paddy, pulses acreage down: Agriculture MinistryKharif crop sowing is 16 percent lower this season. This delay is attributed to a weak monsoon and El Nino effects. Area under pulses and c...
- Monsoon gains lift kharif hopes, but El Nino threat remains; govt support on seeds, diesel and livestock keyWhile the narrowing rainfall deficit has eased immediate concerns, experts say it is far too early to conclude that El Niño’s influence has...
- Cotton sowing picks up in July as monsoon revives, still below last yearCotton sowing has accelerated in July as the southwest monsoon strengthens across India. Acreage has narrowed the gap compared to last year...
- Kharif sowing picks up, but still 21% below last yearKharif sowing lags significantly behind last year due to delayed and uneven monsoon rains. Paddy, pulses, and oilseeds acreage shows substa...
- Kharif crop sown area soars to over 704 lakh hectares, pulses area increases, cotton declinesThe Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare reported a rise in total sown area to 704 lakh hectares this kharif season, with paddy leadin...
- Paddy sowing up 19 pc so far, arhar & urad acreage rises sharplyIn the 2024-25 kharif season, paddy increased by 19.35% to 59.99 lakh hectare. Pulses rose to 36.81 lakh hectare, notably arhar. Maize reac...
- Paddy sowing up 5per cent so far; coverage still lags in Odisha, AP & AssamThe area sown to paddy in India has increased by 5% to 328.22 lakh hectares during the ongoing Kharif season compared to 312.80 lakh hectar...
- Overall kharif paddy sowing up 3.38 per cent so far, but coverage lags in 4 statesAccording to the Met Department, overall monsoon was 4 per cent higher from June 1 to August 2. In east and northeast India, there was a de...
- Paddy sowing picking up in some areas: Agriculture CommissionerTill last week, area under paddy was lower by 14.66 per cent at 5.32 lakh hectare as against 6.23 lakh hectare in the year-ago period, as p...
- Kharif sowing nears to end; paddy acreage down by 5.51 pcBesides paddy, there is marginal lag in sowing of pulses, oilseeds and jute/mesta. Consequently, the total sown area under kharif crops dec...
- Deficit in paddy sowing narrows to 4.52 pc; Jharkhand worst hitThe deficit in paddy sowing has reduced to 4.52 per cent at 399.03 lakh hectares so far in the ongoing kharif season on revival of rains in...
- Govt stops releasing sowing data of paddy, two other cropsPaddy is the main kharif (summer) crop and more than 80 per cent of the country's total rice production happens during this season. Sowing ...
- Paddy planting marginally down at 349.24 lac hectare so far: Government dataSowing of kharif picks up with the onset of Southwest monsoon rains, which have been 6 per cent below average so far in the season that beg...
- Paddy sowing up 2.27 pc so far; area up in states like K'takaPaddy acreage stood at 374.81 lakh hectare in the year ago period.Kharif sowing begins with the onset of southwest monsoon from June and ha...
- No threat to paddy crop despite deficient rain forecast: GovernmentThe coverage area under paddy crop has improved in states such as Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Punjab due to the pick-up in rains in June.
- Kharif sowing up 18% to nearly 750 lakh hectares so farArea under kharif crops, including paddy, has increased by 17.70 per cent to 747.78 lakh hectares so far in the ongoing kharif season.
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