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Summer Crops Prospect Good in Maharashtra, AP, Telangana and Karnataka

Summer crops like rice, pulses and oilseeds are "good" in most of the states of India including some parts of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka.

More than 50 per cent of the sowing of summer crops has been completed in this kharif season.

Sowing of kharif crops begins with the onset of southwest monsoon from June. So far, there has been 4 per cent deficit rains in the country, while in July alone the rainfall deficiency was about 17 per cent, as per the Met Department.

"The situation is not good in central Maharashtra, Marathwada, Rayalseema region of Andhra Pradesh, some districts of Telangana and north interior Karnataka. These areas have received lower rains and there are concerns about crop prospect," India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Laxman Singh Rathore told PTI.

Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) Deputy Director General (Crops) J S Sandhu said, "There is over 50 per cent rainfall shortage in some regions in these four states. This is acute deficit and obviously there will be some impact on pulses, coarse cereals and cotton."

Otherwise, the sowing operation in other parts of the country is in full swing. More than 50 per cent of kharif sowing has been completed so far, he said.

Interestingly, area under pulses, oilseeds and coarse cereals has increased significantly so far this kharif season, signalling record production of these crops, he said.

Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/


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