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Rains most likely to lead to trouble for kharif acreage in India, shows records Agriculture

.1 min reviewed Last Upgraded: Aug 28 2024|12:07 AM IST.The place under kharif even more boosted during the week ended August 23 as sowing was actually practically complete in many crops. Data presented that till August 23, kharif plants have actually been actually planted in around 106.5 million hectares-- just about 2 per cent much more than the place covered during the course of the same time period in 2013 however 2.81 per-cent less than the ordinary land area (which is actually the average of the last 5 years). The bright side is actually that the regions under arhar, groundnut, soybean, and cotton are greater than their five-year standard. Nonetheless, all eyes will be on the weather in the upcoming few full weeks as surplus storms in September might deluge industries as well as result in lodging which is bad for the final yield. Till August 27, the South west monsoon has been 7 percent more than regular with Central and also Southern India recording storms which were greater than 17 per cent surplus thus far in the period. With La Nina setting in, the storms might even the score stronger.
Initial Released: Aug 28 2024|12:07 AM IST.